跨越秋冬 彩林寻踪

□ 文/本刊记者 贺煜

秋末冬初，巴渝大地披上“七彩外衣”，漫山遍野层林尽染，正是观叶好时节。与三五好友结伴，向大山深处出发，寻踪彩林。或登高而望，或乘船而行，将美景装进镜头，装进心里。

① 奉节夔门赏峡江红叶。 摄影/唐安冰

② 巫山神女天梯观红叶漫山。 摄影/唐安冰

巴渝大地披上“七彩外衣”

巫山红叶西起夔峡、东至巫峡，境内广袤的峡江两岸分布着10多万亩红叶。黄栌、乌桕、枫树……红叶多达数十种。仲秋时五彩缤纷，晚秋时层林尽染，初冬时一片火红。丹红的叶片，配上飘渺的云雾，“好一座红叶恋城·神女巫山！”

2018年11月16日—12月31日，第十二届中国·重庆长江三峡（巫山）国际红叶节期间，巫山县精心推出14条赏红叶最美路线，兼顾乡村特色和三峡美景。

核心景区观赏红叶，有神女南环线景区、神女北环线景区、神女景区南北大环线、文峰景区、小三峡·小小三峡景区、当阳大峡谷景区等6条线路。沿途可观盛世美景，游遍神女天梯、神女溪、文峰景区、神女峰等核心景点，住“三峡院子”“守望”等高端民宿。还可乘船游览小三峡·小小三峡景区，观赏巴雾峡、滴翠峡最佳红叶景点。乘坐高达220米的神女天梯，体验惊险刺激之余，还能透过全透明观光电梯观赏红叶。

③ 斑斓秋叶漫卷大巴山。 摄影/黄祖满

④ 城口大地披上“七彩外衣”。

沿着乡村特色线路观赏红叶也是不错的选择。或乘车沿公路盘旋而上一览众山红叶，或徒步山野红叶林中小道、骡马古道，每一条线路都能与红叶不期而遇，都是游览、摄影的好去处。

满山红叶似彩霞，彩霞年年映三峡。紧邻巫山的奉节瞿塘峡夔门一带也是绝佳的赏红叶去处。登三峡之巅，赏满山红叶；乘黄金游轮，观夔门之雄。无论从哪一个角度观赏红叶之姿，都会沉醉在这片红色海洋！

当斑斓秋叶漫卷大巴山时，中国亢谷、黄安坝……城口成千上万亩“多彩厚重的秋天”便尽收眼前。披上彩叶的大自然犹如打翻了的调色板：绿，是四季常青的松柏；红黄，是挺拔的枫树和板栗树；紫，是林下的灌木。山间云雾缭绕，耳边溪水潺潺，林间山谷尽是晚秋初冬神韵，人行其间如同闯进了童话世界。

跟着红叶地图去打卡

翻开重庆市规划局、市地理信息中心推出的《重庆红叶地图》，22处最具代表、最为壮观的红叶观赏地等你打卡：万州郭村镇、黔江蒲花暗河、涪陵永胜林场、巴南丰盛镇、巴南五洲园、江津四面山、合川古楼镇、南川金佛山、铜梁巴岳山、开州九龙山、城口大巴山、丰都雪玉山、武隆仙女山、云阳龙缸、奉节夔门、巫山三峡、巫山小三峡、巫溪兰英大峡谷、石柱黄水大风堡、秀山大溪酉水、酉阳板溪镇、万盛黑山谷。

⑤ 满山红叶似彩霞，彩霞年年映三峡。 摄影/王传贵

巴南丰盛镇分布着重庆主城区附近面积最大的天然枫树林，每逢深秋初冬便红艳无比。近年来开发的“彩色森林”生态景区，引进了欧洲红枫、日本红枫等30多种枫树，使古镇更添风情。

⑥ 城口黄安坝的冬日暖色。 摄影/孙代兴

巫溪兰英大峡谷，一个以隋朝传奇绿林女英雄纪兰英命名的地方，位于巫溪县的兰英乡与双阳乡境内。峡谷幽深，有“重庆第一深谷”之美誉，每年秋冬季节，这里彩林斑斓蔚为壮观，颇具中国画的恢弘气势。

酉阳板溪镇有渝东南地区面积最大的红叶基地。漫山遍野绯红、桃红、紫红、嫣红、朱红的红叶层次分明、错落有致，如同从天上洒落的花瓣，装点着大美河山。

此外，南川区山王坪、开州区北部雪宝山等地也是赏叶热搜地。南川山王坪有上万亩水杉林和柳杉林，被一条公路分成两半。每到秋冬时节，一边的水杉林由绿变黄，另一边的柳杉林则仍然保持着青绿色彩。开州雪宝山国家森林公园里，5万亩落叶松被染成金黄色，清风拂过，犹如一片金色波浪跌宕起伏，美不胜收。

山之间、谷之中、河之畔，巴山渝水间，一起来品读这冬日暖色。

图片/合川区委宣传部、奉节县委宣传部、城口县委宣传部提供

⑦ 邂逅合川古楼镇千亩红枫林。

⑧ 鸟瞰南川山王坪秋色。 摄影/唐安冰

At the end of autumn and the start of winter,the land in Sichuan and Chongqing(Bayu) is shrouded with "Colorful Outerwear",and the woods on the mountains and plains looked dyed- a good timing to watch the leaves. Visitors can either,with a group of friends,go to the depths of the mountains and find the colorful forest; or ascend to the hills,or take a boat,capture the beauty by the lens and put it in their hearts.

The Bashu Land Shrouded with "Colorful Wear"

The red leaves of Wushan Mountain range as West as the Kui Gorge and as East as the Wu Gorge. There are over 100,000 mu of red leaves on both sides of the vast Xiajiang River. Smoke tree,black mulberry,maple... there are dozens of red leaves. Their leaves become colorful since the middle of autumn,the hues getting deeper at the late autumn,and a burning flame at the beginning of winter. The rouge leaves are shaded among the misty clouds. "Wushan county,what a city of red leaves-- where Goddess resides.!"

From November 16th to December 31st,2018,during the 12th China Chongqing Yangtze River Three Gorges (Wushan) International Red Leaves Festival,Wushan County,with a well-design plan,introduced 14 most beautiful routes to enjoy the red leaves,taking into account the rural characteristics and the beauty of the Three Gorges.

The core scenic spots are decorated with red leaves,including the Shennong South Ring Line Scenic Area,the Shennong North Ring Line Scenic Area,the Shennong Scenic Area North-South Ring Line,Wenfeng Scenic Area,the Little Three Gorges.the Lesser Three Gorges Scenic Area,and the Dangyang Grand Canyon Scenic Area. Along the way,visitors have an access to the breath-taking natural beauty,travel to the core attractions such as Goddess Sky Ascent,Goddess Stream,Wenfeng Scenic Area and Goddess Peak,and live in high-end homestays such as“Three Gorges Courtyard”and“On Watch”.Visitors can also take a boat tour of the Little Three Gorges and the Lesser Three Gorges Scenic Area to see the best red leaf spots in Bawu Gorge and Dicui Gorge. Besides the thrills brought by the 220-meter-tall Goddess Sky Ascent,it also gives visitors a bird-view to the red leaves through a fully transparent sightseeing lift.

Another good choice to watch the red leaves lies on the country tour line. Visitors can either take a bus along the road to hover up the mountains to watch the red leaves,or hike in the mountain by taking a forest trail or ancient horse trails flanked by red-leaf trees. Each line that can give visitors a rendez-vous with red leaves is a good place for sightseeing and photography.

The red leaves of the mountains are like colorful clouds hovering over the Three Gorges. It is also an excellent place to enjoy the red leaves in the vicinity of the Qutang Gorge in the Kuimen Mountains near Wushan. On the top of the Three Gorges,visitors can enjoy the red leaves of the mountains; either taking the gold cruise ship or viewing the grandeur of the Kuimen mountains-- no matter which angle you look from,you will be immersed in this red-leaf ocean!

When the autumn leaves are covering over the Daba Mountain,China Kang Gu,Huang Anba Pasture,etc.,thousands of acres of colorful autumn view in Chengkou county will be in sight. Mother Nature,dressed in colorful leaves,is like a knocked-over palette: green,the evergreen pines and cypresses;red and yellow,maple and chestnut trees; purple,shrubs under the forest. The mountains are covered with mist,the streams are gurgling,and the valleys in the forest demonstrate the charm of the late autumn and early winter,so the pedestrians walking there are like entering a fairy wonderland.

Travel by the red leaf map

The "Chongqing Red-leaf Map" released by the Chongqing Municipal Planning Bureau and the Municipal Geographic Information Center pinpoints 22 most representative and most spectacular red leaf viewing areas:Guocun Town,Wanzhou District; Puhua Dark River,Qianjiang county; Yongsheng Forest Farm,Fuling county; Fengsheng Town,Ba’nan District; Wuzhou Garden,Ba’nan District; Simian Mountain,Jiangjin county; Gulou Town,Hechuan county; Jinfo Mountain,Nanchuan county;Bayue Mountain,Tongliang county; Jiulong Mountain,Kaizhou county; Daba Mountain,Chengkou county; Xueyu Mountain,Fengdu county; Fairy Mountain,Wulong county; Longgang Valley,Yunyang county; Kuimen Mountain,Fengjie county; Three Gorges,Wushan county; Small Three Gorges,Wushan county;Lanying Grand Canyon,Wuxi county; Huangshui Dafeng Fort,Shizhu county; Daxi Youshui,Xiushan county; Banxi Town,Fuyang county;Black Valley,Wansheng county.

The Fengsheng town of Ba’nan District is the place where is located the largest natural maple forest near the main city of Chongqing. It is brilliantly red in the early autumn and early winter. In recent years,the“Colorful Forest”ecological scenic spot has been developed,and more than 30 kinds of maple trees such as European Red Maple and Japanese Red Maple have been introduced,which has added charm to the ancient town.

Lanying Grand Canyon,Wuxi County,a place named after the legendary Forest Outlaw heroine(Robin-hood type of heroes in Chinese culture ) Ji Lanying,is located in Lanying Township and Shuangyang Township of Wuxi County. The canyon enjoys the reputation of“the Deepest Valley in Chongqing”.Every autumn and winter season,the colorful forests are as spectacular and magnificent as an classic Chinese painting.

The town of Banxi in Youyang County has the largest red leaf base in the southeastern part of Chongqing. The red leaves of the mountains,the rouge,the ruby,the purple,the crimson,and the scarlet,are well-defined like a patchwork,as the petals are falling from the sky,decorating the grand rivers and mountains.

In addition,Shanwangping Mountain of Nanchuan County and Xuebao Mountain in the northern part of Kaizhou District are also hot spots for red leaf appreciation. Shanwangping Mountain of Nanchuan County has tens of thousands of acres of metasequoia forest and cedar forest,sliced into two halves by a highway. Every autumn and winter season,the Metasequoia forest on one side turns from green to yellow,while the other side of the cedar forest remains green. In the Xuebaoshan National Forest Park in Kaizhou,50,000 mu of larch is dyed golden yellow. It would be like a rising and falling golden wave when the breeze blowing through.

Lying between the mountains,the valleys,the banks of the river,the warm colors of the winter in Chongqing awaits people to appreciate.

Photo/Hechuan District Party Committee Publicity Department,Fengjie County Party Committee Publicity Department,Chengkou County Committee Publicity Department