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South Mountain Botanical Garden 南山植物园Nánshān Zhíwùyuán
4A scenic area · Chongqing, Chongqing
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Chongqing
- Region
- Chongqing
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About South Mountain Botanical Garden
A large botanical garden on the wooded crest of Nanshan above the south bank of the Yangtze, with themed gardens for roses, camellias, plum blossom and orchids and a garden of rare and endangered plants; its camellia collection is recognised as an International Camellia Garden of Excellence. Within the camellia garden stand villas that housed the French embassy, the Indian commissioner's office and part of the Soviet embassy when Chongqing was China's wartime capital. A giant golden eagle statue on the ridge is a local landmark.
How to get to South Mountain Botanical Garden
On Nanshan in Nan'an District, about 30 minutes by taxi from Jiefangbei in central Chongqing.
Nearby
- Hongyadong & Chongqing Night Views 洪崖洞 under 10 km
A cliffside stack of stilt houses glowing gold over the river every night
Also within 20 km: Haichang Caribbean Water World 加勒比海水世界 (under 10 km), Huangshan Wartime Capital Sites 重庆黄山抗战旧址群 (under 10 km), Huguang Guild Hall 湖广会馆 (under 10 km), Wartime Bank Buildings of Chongqing 重庆抗战金融机构旧址群 (under 10 km), Yangtze River Cableway 长江索道 (under 10 km), Chongqing Planning Exhibition Hall 重庆市规划展览馆 (under 10 km).
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