The South China National Botanical Garden, as China's second national botanical garden, was inaugurated on July 11 in Guangzhou, Guangdong province.
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With a planned area of over 319 hectares and protected plants more than 20,000 species, this garden features scientific botanical research, ex-situ conservation, and ecological leisure tourism, as well as an expansion of the former South China Botanical Garden established in 1929.
At present, there are 38 specialized areas in the garden, including magnolia, palm, ginger and orchid gardens, attracting 3 million visitors so far this year.
Here are the amazing scenes inside the garden:
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Address:
No. 1190, Tianyuan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou;
No. 723, Xingke Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou
Opening hours: 7:30-17:30
Ticket price: 20 yuan; 50 yuan (including the whole garden and the greenhouse area).
Scan the QR code below to purchase tickets.
Nearest metro station: Take Line 6, get off at the Botanical Garden Station (植物园站), use Exit A, then go west for 370 meters.
Self-driving: Please search "华南植物园西门 (广州市天河区兴科路723号)" on map application and park your car at the West Gate parking lot.
