Beijing Botanical Garden

Beijing Botanical Garden is located between the Fragrant Hills Park (also called Xiangshan Mountain and Yuquan Mountain in Haidian District , 23 kilometers west of downtown Beijing. Now it is a national AAAA composite scenic spot, as well as an important base for science education, research and tourism. It is one of the key construction projects about botanical garden in China. For flower lovers, Beijing Botanical Garden must be listed on the schedule of Beijing Xian tour.

With the approval of the State Council in 1956, it is a comprehensive garden which integrates plant science research, plant knowledge education, sightseeing, genetic resources reserve, and new products promotion. With a planned coverage of 4,000,000 square meters, it now has an open area of 2,000,000 square meters, consisting of the Plant Exhibition Area, the Scenic Spot and the Historical Resorts, the Scientific Research Area and the Nature Reserve. With over 10,000 categories of plant cultivated here, it is regarded as the biggest botanical garden in north China so far.

The Plant Exhibition Area has four clear divisions. The Theme Gardens have 11 sub-divisions including Lilac Garden, Chinese Rose Garden, Flowering Peach Garden, Peony garden, and so on. The Arboretum Garden has Ginkgoaceae, Coniferales, Mapletrees, Basswood, Magnolia, Berberis, Lysidice and Paulownia.

 If you had visited Beijing Botanical Garden, then Xian Botanical Garden won’t need visiting in your Xian tour, because it is too far small than Beijing’s.