[2025 Beijing Attraction] Travel Guide for National Botanical Garden South Garden (Updated Mar)

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The Beijing Botanical Garden of the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences is located on Xiangshan South Road, Haidian District, Beijing. It is adjacent to the Beijing Botanical Garden to the north and Xiangshan Park is not far to the west. Compared with the Beijing Botanical Garden in the north, people prefer to call it Nanzhi.The Beijing Botanical Garden of the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences was established in 1956 under the advocacy of academician Yu Dejun and other older generation botanists, and approved by the Central People's Government. It is positioned as: (1) a reserve of national strategic plant resources; (2) a research base for ex situ conservation and sustainable utilization of plant diversity in northern my country; and (3) a national science education base.The botanical garden currently covers an area of 74 hectares, including 20.7 hectares of exhibition area. It has 15 specialized parks and 1 tropical plant exhibition greenhouse, collecting and preserving more than 7,000 species (varieties) of plants; it has built a North China branch of wild plant germplasm resources (including seed bank, plant in vitro bank and DNA material bank) to support the "13th Five-Year Plan" of the Institute of Botany and the construction of the Institute of Ecological Grassland and Animal Husbandry.The botanical garden mainly collects and preserves wild plant resources in my country's northern temperate zone and areas with similar ecological environments around the world, focusing on the investigation, collection and conservation of rare and endangered plants, endemic plants, and native plants of North China. It also takes into account the collection and functional evaluation of important resource plants, the discovery and regulation of key genes, and the creation and application of excellent germplasm.Guided by the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ “Popularization of High-end Scientific Research Resources” plan and “Science and China Science Education” plan, the Botanical Garden carries out in-depth public science education activities, receiving more than 250,000 public science education visits and more than 3,000 primary and secondary school students’ extracurricular science education visits each year. It has been awarded the titles of National Science Popularization Education Base, National Scientific Research Science Popularization Base, National Forestry Science Popularization Base, National Wild Plant Protection Science Popularization Education Base, National Youth Science and Technology Education Base, National Primary and Secondary School Students’ Research and Practice Education Base, Beijing Science Popularization Base, and Beijing Primary and Secondary School Students’ Social Classroom Resource Unit.

Address:

No. 20, Nanshan Village, Xiangshan, between the Fourth and the Fifth Ring Road, Haidian District, Beijing

Recommended sightseeing time:

1 hour

Phone:

010-62836041

The National Botanical Garden, South Garden

Located at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain in Haidian District, Beijing, the National Botanical Garden, South Garden covers an area of approximately 207 hectares. Boasting an extremely rich collection of plant resources encompassing various specialized plant categories, it is a premier destination for botanical research, science education, and sightseeing. Notably, the garden houses a massive, intact petrified wood, a rare and precious relic that has withstood hundreds of millions of years of geological changes.

The Traveling Epicure

Beijing Botanical Garden in the golden autumn.

Beijing Botanical Garden, Haidian District, Beijing In the sunny September, the water lilies in the Beijing Botanical Garden are quietly blooming! The North Garden and the South Garden together compose the beauty of nature. The Beijing Botanical Garden is divided into the North Garden and the South Garden. The North Garden is very large, with attractions such as Cherry Valley, Metasequoia Forest, and Wofo Temple. The South Garden is relatively small and is mainly a scientific research park, which is more suitable for niche tours and autumn picking. In the golden autumn, mountains, waters, flowers, and plants... The Beijing Botanical Garden is full of colorful scenery under the blue sky. The South Garden of the Beijing Botanical Garden is located in Nanxin Village, Xiangshan, Haidian District, Beijing, and the North Garden is located at the intersection of Xiangshan Road and Wofo Temple Road, Haidian District, Beijing. Take Metro Line 10 to Bagou Station and transfer to the West Suburb Line to the Beijing Botanical Garden Station. The full-price ticket for the Beijing Botanical Garden is CNY 10, and you can visit the South and North Gardens.

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It’s more cost-effective here in Beijing. I don’t think anyone has been there yet.

📍National Botanical Garden: Beijing Botanical Garden, Xiangshan Reclining Buddha Temple Road, Haidian District It’s very convenient to drive by yourself or take the Xijiao train🚊 🎫Full price ticket: 10, you can visit the south and north parks 🎫North Park Tickets: -Full price ticket: 5, you can visit the North Park -Half-price ticket: 2.5, Beiyuan adult package ticket is 50yuan, half-price ticket is 25yuan (including Beiyuan gate, exhibition greenhouse, and Wat Pho), and can only visit the North Park 🔎"National Botanical Garden Ticket Purchase Platform"-"Reservation Ticket Purchase" ✅Must-see attractions: 🌺Greenhouse Group Scenic Area: There are various rare plants 🌸Peony Garden: The peonies in full bloom are so beautiful 🌳Metasequoia forest: The tall and straight metasequoia trees and spray spray make you feel like you are in a fairyland on earth. 🍒Cherry Valley: There are also landscapes such as Yuanshishi, stone pine and water source, where you can feel the rotation of the four seasons. 🌿Science Museum: The exhibition hall covers an area of more than 1,500 square meters, 🈶️rich plant knowledge and popular science information 🍀Temple of Reclining Buddha: The temple enshrines a bronze reclining Buddha. The building is magnificent and neat. It was once known as "the first scenic spot in the mountain" 🍃Cao Xueqin Memorial Hall: a historical and cultural museum with the theme of Cao Xueqin and "Dream of Red Mansions" 🌺Begonia Garden and Plum Garden: You can enjoy different flowers in different seasons, such as crabapple flowers in spring and plum blossoms in autumn. The sea of flowers has different styles. 🌲Wanshengyuan Greenhouse: 🈶️Four exhibition areas including tropical rainforest, four-season garden, and desert plants display a variety of wonderful plants. 📝Travel route 💫Morning: ✅Enter from the North Park Gate and purchase tickets🎫 ✅Take a battery car or walk to Wat Pho to admire the ancient temple and surrounding plants ✅Visit Cherry Valley, admire the metasequoia forest in the spray, and also visit the Bee Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ✅Choose a suitable place to have lunch in the park 💫Afternoon: ✅Go to Nanyuan, visit the greenhouse exhibition area and enjoy various rare plants ✅Wander along the Avenue of Tassel Trees and enjoy the beautiful scenery ✅Free to explore other attractions in South Park, such as the Palm Pavilion, etc. ✅According to personal interests, visit Cao Xueqin Memorial Hall, etc.

Alden Oberbrunner

The water lilies in the South Garden of the National Botanical Garden are in full bloom

National Botanical Garden travel guide! Really want to walk around? As someone who has been thoroughly educated by Beijing attractions, walking around? Exhausting! And you can't properly enjoy the attractions! So this time, I chose to take the sightseeing bus in the National Botanical Garden, which costs 20 yuan for a one-way trip. Enter the North Garden from the subway entrance and directly queue for the bus, which takes you straight to the entrance of Wofo Temple. The scenery along the way is particularly good, and you can easily reach the entrance of Wofo Temple. After getting off and paying the fee, you can choose to play nearby. There are many flowering trees, and they are especially beautiful today! You can also go up to Wofo Temple or Cherry Valley (it is said to spray mist, but there is a time limit, so I didn't see it!). There are also places selling food at the drop-off point. After strolling around, I planned to go to the free greenhouse in the South Garden to see the plants in the greenhouse. However, the distance was too far, so I decisively chose to continue taking the bus from the drop-off point. The same ticket price of 20 yuan, the sightseeing bus took a different route, and I successfully enjoyed the beautiful scenery of another route! Successfully returned to the main entrance, it was already nearly five in the afternoon. Since I bought a 10 yuan ticket, I directly scanned the code to enter the South Garden across the road (I met a few people who couldn't get in because they missed the ticket purchase time! So if you want to see everything, remember to buy tickets in advance! Pay attention to the time!) At that time, I was so tired that I thought the greenhouse trip in the South Garden would be postponed, but unexpectedly, it was so close to the South Gate entrance! And due to the time, there were not many people, and the plants in the greenhouse were bizarre and interesting! Highly recommended! The water lilies I took pictures of, so many varieties!

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The Fringe Trees in the Southern Garden of the National Botanical Garden are in full bloom, making it a great place to enjoy the flowers during the May Day holiday

Speaking of which, this is the flower-viewing event that Yi Lan must attend every spring. What kind of flower has such charm? It's the fringe trees in the Southern Garden of the National Botanical Garden that she goes to photograph every year~ I went there at noon on April 23rd this year. The path lined with fringe trees in the Southern Garden of the Botanical Garden was so beautiful~ The flowers were blooming perfectly, and the fringe trees were like a flurry of snowflakes swaying in the air, interspersed with strings of pink from the sweetgum waterfalls. You can imagine how beautiful the scene was, truly a romantic sea of flowers that makes every girl's heart burst with joy~ Of course, such a beautiful place is bound to attract many photographers, and it's relatively better on weekdays. Everyone lingers and takes photos under a tree for a long time. It's quite difficult to take a photo of a large scene without people in it, and Yi Lan's photos all rely on post-processing to remove distant figures~ However, if you're willing to get up early, entering the garden right when it opens in the morning is much quieter than during the day. Also, just before the garden closes in the afternoon, if it's a sunny day, the light is beautiful and there are fewer people. 📌Location of the Fringe Tree and Sweetgum Path: National Botanical Garden Southern Garden, remember it's the Southern Garden! After entering from the North Gate, turn right and follow the main road straight ahead. After passing the experimental greenhouse glasshouse, you'll see it at the end on the left. 💰Admission to the National Botanical Garden Southern Garden is 10 yuan, and annual passes are not valid. Garden hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 🚇If you're driving, you can park at the Xiangquan Roundabout parking lot, but parking is tight on holidays, so it's recommended to take the Xijiao Line and get off at the Botanical Garden station, and the entrance is to the south. I am Yi Lan, a photographer who loves to travel. Join me in exploring fun and beautiful new ❤️ places~

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Taking the kids on a mini train to the botanical garden to 'pick autumn'

📍Destination: South Garden of the National Botanical Garden (it's said to be not very big, but it takes quite a while to appreciate it carefully) 🎫10rmb for entrance ticket + greenhouse ticket 🚄Always wanted to experience the Xijiao Line, so I parked the car at the Summer Palace West Gate parking lot and took the mini train here Xijiao Line: Bagou Station - Summer Palace West Gate Station - Chaping Station - Wan'an Station - National Botanical Garden Station - Xiangshan Station Little surprise: Encountered two little squirrels 🐿️ hopping around twice Little regret: Didn't pick up too many exquisite acorns, probably because everyone's 'combat power' is too strong. It's all about the experience anyway, and after all, we should leave some for the little squirrels to get through the winter~ ⚠️Be sure to take mosquito precautions, after all, it's autumn, and there are many mosquitoes in the botanical garden, a family member got bitten 8 times

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