Location: No. 723 Xingke Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou City

Rating: AAAA

Sightseeing Theme: Theme Parks

Opening Hours: 7:30 – 17:30

Admission: RMB 20 per ticket

Key Words: Parent-Child Fun, Leisure, Family, Photography

About: As one of the largest gardens in China, South China Botanical Garden is composed of three divisions: 1) a nursery and exhibition zone, viz. the arboretum, occupying an area of 282 ha. It was designed mainly for plant ex-situ conservation with more than 13,000 plant taxa grown in over 30 specialized gardens, including magnolias, bamboo, palms, gingers, orchids and medicinal plants; 2) a research and residential zone, covering an area of over 37 ha. It features a herbarium conserving more than 1,000,000 plant specimens and a state of the art laboratory complex; and 3) Dinghushan Nature Reserve, which was established in 1956, the only reserve of CAS and the first national nature reserve in China. Besides, there are also science education centers as well as other attractions like “Guangzhou’s Oldest Village” inside the garden.

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Transportation:Bus: You can take one of the following buses to get there: Bus No. 28, 30, 39, 83, 84A, 84, 494, 534, 535, 564, B12, 10 (Night), 218, 20, 78, B10, B11. Metro: Take Metro Line 3 and get off at Tianhe Coach Terminal, then transfer to Bus No. B12, 28, 30, 39, 83, 84A, 84, 494, 534, 535, 564, and get off at South China Botanical Garden.