Xiamen Botanical Gardens

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Xiamen Botanical Garden
The view from the "Banshan viewing platform" inside Xiamen Botanical Garden, looking out over Wanshilian Temple.jpg
Xiamen Botanical Gardens
Location Xiamen, China
Coordinates 24°27.3′N118°05.5′E / 24.4550°N 118.0917°E / 24.4550; 118.0917
Opened1960
Visitorsover 1,000,000 per year [1]
StatusOpen all year
Public transit accessZhongshan Park (Line 1)
DirectorDing Yinlong (丁印龙)
Website https://www.xiamenbg.com/

Xiamen Botanical Garden (XMBG) founded in 1960, is located in the Siming District of Xiamen Island, covering an area of 493 hectares. Over 9,000 species of plants are preserved in its living collections. [1] [2] The garden is a member of Botanic Gardens Conservation International. [1]

Contents

It is classified as a AAAAA scenic area by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. [3]

History

On February 10, 1984, Deng Xiaoping planted a camphor tree in the Araucaria lawn area of the garden. [1] [2]

Features

The garden includes 16 special thematic areas: Araucaria Lawn, Succulent Garden, Cacti Garden, Cycads Garden, Gymnosperms Garden, Rainforest Area, Herbaceous/Flower Garden, Strange and Peculiar Plants Garden, Palm Garden, Bamboo Garden, Camellia Garden, Vines and Lianas Garden, Medical Plants Garden, Zingiberaceae Garden, Fujian and Taiwanese plants garden, Mintai Garden.

The Succulent Garden is the largest area display of succulent plants in China. [2]

The grounds of the garden contain many temples including: Tianjie Temple, Wanshilian Temple, Banling Land Temple, Zhongyan Temple, and Taipingyan Temple. [2]

Transportation

The West Gate entrance of Xiamen Botanical Garden can be reached from the Xiamen Metro using Xiamen Metro Line 1 to Zhongshan Park.

Research and Conservation

The garden is home to the National Bougainvillea Germplasm Resource Bank, which conserves more than 420 varieties of Bougainvillea . [4] [5]

Additionally the garden has a Palm Plant Conservation Center, a biotechnology laboratory, a succulent plant laboratory, and a herbarium. [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Xiamen Botanical Garden". Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Xiamen Botanical Garden". Xiamen Botanical Garden. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "The Ministry of Culture and Tourism plans to designate 21 tourist attractions as Publicity of National 5A-level Tourist Attractions". Ministry of Culture and Tourism . 25 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "National Bougainvillea Germplasm Resource Repository opens in SE China's Xiamen". People's Daily Online. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Research Platform". Xiamen Botanical Garden. Retrieved 12 January 2025.


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