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Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen is China's earliest national botanical garden, set within Nanjing's Purple Mountain 5A Scenic Zone near the Ming City Wall and Qianhu Lake.
Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen lies in Nanjing's eastern suburbs within the Purple Mountain (Zhongshan) 5A Scenic Zone, adjacent to the ancient Ming City Wall and Qianhu Lake. First established in 1929 as the Memorial Botanical Garden of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, it is China's earliest national botanical garden and one of the four key botanical gardens nationwide. The 186-hectare garden has two sections. The North Garden focuses on scientific research and ex-situ conservation, with 27 themed gardens including medicinal plant, rose, pine and cypress, and bonsai gardens. The South Garden, also called the Botanical Expo Garden, features the Tropical Botanical Palace displaying tropical and subtropical exotic plants. The garden conserves over 12,000 plant varieties, including 309 species of nationally protected wild plants, and its herbarium houses more than 800,000 specimens. Visitors can enjoy seasonal floral views and nature-themed science exhibitions in a setting that blends mountains, water, ancient city wall and dense woodland, known as the "Botanic Fairyland" of Jinling.
No. 1 Houcun, Qianhu, outside Zhongshan Gate, Nanjing
Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen is located in the eastern suburbs of Nanjing within the Purple Mountain (Zhongshan) 5A Scenic Zone, adjacent to the ancient Ming City Wall and Qianhu Lake. First established in 1929 as the Memorial Botanical Garden of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, it is China’s earliest national botanical garden and one of the four key botanical gardens nationwide. It operates under an integrated institute-garden system, also known as Jiangsu Institute of Botany, co-managed by Jiangsu Province and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Covering 186 hectares, the garden is divided into two sections. The North Garden focuses on scientific research and ex-situ conservation, featuring 27 themed gardens including medicinal plant garden, rose garden, pine and cypress garden and bonsai garden. The South Garden, also called the Botanical Expo Garden, highlights the magnificent Tropical Botanical Palace displaying tropical and subtropical exotic plants. The garden conserves over 12,000 plant varieties, including 309 species of nationally protected wild plants, with a herbarium housing more than 800,000 plant specimens. As a research hub for plants in central and northern subtropical China, it carries out studies on plant taxonomy, medicinal plants and ornamental horticulture. Visitors can enjoy diverse seasonal floral views and explore nature-themed science exhibitions. It perfectly blends mountains, water, ancient city wall and dense woodland, known as the “Botanic Fairyland” of Jinling.
Established in 1929 as the Memorial Botanical Garden of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, it is China's earliest national botanical garden and one of the four key botanical gardens nationwide.
The North Garden focuses on research and ex-situ conservation with 27 themed gardens, while the South Garden, also called the Botanical Expo Garden, highlights the Tropical Botanical Palace.
The garden conserves over 12,000 plant varieties, including 309 species of nationally protected wild plants, and its herbarium houses more than 800,000 plant specimens.
Located within the Purple Mountain 5A Scenic Zone and adjacent to the ancient Ming City Wall and Qianhu Lake, the garden blends mountains, water, city wall and woodland.
Visitors can enjoy diverse seasonal floral views and explore nature-themed science exhibitions.
Opening hours are subject to official notices.
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It is at No. 1 Houcun, Qianhu, outside Zhongshan Gate, Nanjing, in the eastern suburbs within the Purple Mountain (Zhongshan) 5A Scenic Zone.
The suggested visit duration is about 4 hours.
The garden has two sections: the North Garden, focused on scientific research and ex-situ conservation with 27 themed gardens, and the South Garden, also called the Botanical Expo Garden, which highlights the Tropical Botanical Palace.
You can explore themed gardens, the Tropical Botanical Palace, diverse seasonal floral views and nature-themed science exhibitions. The garden conserves over 12,000 plant varieties and includes 309 species of nationally protected wild plants.
First established in 1929, it is China's earliest national botanical garden and one of the four key botanical gardens nationwide.
You may cancel for a full refund before procurement starts. Once procurement has started or the ticket has been issued, the order is non-refundable unless HelloChinaTrip cannot fulfill it. Third-party payment processing fees are not refundable.
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