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Xiamen Botanical Gardens 厦门园林植物园Xiàmén Yuánlín Zhíwùyuán
5A scenic area · Xiamen, Fujian
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Xiamen
- Region
- Fujian
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 5A scenic area
About Xiamen Botanical Gardens
A large botanical garden founded in 1960 on Wanshi Hill, close to central Xiamen, covering 4.91 km² and holding more than 9,000 plant species. It is laid out in 16 themed sections, among them a rainforest area, cactus, succulent, palm and bamboo gardens and a large bougainvillea collection, and several old temples such as Wanshilian Temple stand within the grounds.
How to get to Xiamen Botanical Gardens
On Huyuan Road in Siming District, about 15 minutes' walk from Zhongshan Park station on Xiamen Metro Line 1; a south gate with an escalator also opens towards Zengcuo'an.
Nearby
- Gulangyu Island 鼓浪屿 under 10 km
A car-free island of old villas, banyan trees and drifting piano music
Also within 20 km: Site of the Xiamen Prison Break 厦门破狱斗争旧址 (under 10 km), Hulishan Fort 胡里山炮台 (under 10 km), Huihe Stone Culture Park 惠和石文化园 (under 10 km), Early Buildings of Jimei School Village and Xiamen University 集美学村和厦门大学早期建筑 (10 km), Aoyuan and the Tomb of Tan Kah Kee 鳌园 (10 km), Qingjiao and Baijiao Ciji Palaces 青、白礁慈济宫 (10 km).
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