Hong Kong Zoological And Botanical Gardens

The site of the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens was once the official residence of the Governor of Hong Kong and was an early park established in Hong Kong. In the early days, the park was named as the Botanical Garden because of the plants, and the number of animals kept in the back garden increased day by day, so it was renamed the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Garden in 1975. The site of the park was once the location of the Governor's House, and the Governor was also the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces stationed in Hong Kong, known as "Bingtou", so the park is also commonly known as "Bingtou Garden". Albany Road divides the park into two separate parts, east and west. The east part of the park is called "Old Park", which has a children's playground, a greenhouse and a fountain platform garden. It is also home to birds such as American flamingos, long-crowned starlings, yellow-necked geese and red-crowned cranes. The western part is called "New Park", which is mainly the residence of mammals such as Bornean orangutans, red-cheeked black apes, emperor tamarins, raccoons, and reptiles such as Burmese tortoises and shield-armed turtles. "Treasure of the town garden" - jaguar / jaguar. There are more than 1,000 species of plants in the park, most of them from tropical and subtropical regions. It includes the main varieties of Hong Kong and foreign countries, such as pine and cypress, fig, palm, eucalyptus, magnolia, camellia, rhododendron and spring feather. In autumn, maples and larch add autumn color. There is a "Medicinal Botanical Garden" in the south of the park. In addition to admiring the flora and fauna, you can also stroll along the historical trail in the park and visit three historically significant attractions, namely the memorial archway, the bronze statue of King George VI and the pavilion. story.