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South China National Botanical Garden 华南国家植物园Huánán Guójiā Zhíwùyuán

4A scenic area · Guangzhou, Guangdong

South China National Botanical Garden (华南国家植物园)
Photo: Nrya, CC BY-SA 4.0
Time needed
Half a day
Days to budget
Half a day
City
Guangzhou
Region
Guangdong
Type
Nature
Listed as
4A scenic area

About South China National Botanical Garden

Founded in 1929 as a botanical institute of Sun Yat-sen University and run by the Chinese Academy of Sciences since 1954, the garden was designated the South China National Botanical Garden in 2022. Its Guangzhou section, open to the public since 1959, has dozens of themed collections such as the magnolia, palm and ginger gardens, a cluster of display glasshouses by a lake, and the Longdong Qilin lakeside landscape, chosen as one of the city's 'Eight Sights' in 1986.

How to get to South China National Botanical Garden

In Tianhe District about 15 km north-east of central Guangzhou, next to Botanical Garden station on Metro Line 6.

Nearby

Also within 20 km: Shennong Caotang Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine 神农草堂中医药博物馆 (under 10 km), Grandview Mall 正佳广场 (under 10 km), Guangzhou Zoo 广州动物园 (under 10 km), Baiyun Mountain 白云山 (under 10 km), Huanghuagang Mausoleum of the 72 Martyrs 黄花岗七十二烈士墓 (under 10 km), Guangzhou Urban Planning Exhibition Center 广州市城市规划展览中心 (under 10 km).

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