Beijing Botanical Garden

Botanical garden with an area of 130 hectares impresses with its huge mountain and flat territory with many trees and shrubs, flowers. This garden is the largest botanical garden in Northern China.

In the garden, in addition to other greenery, there are paths and recreation areas equipped for tourists, there are restaurants and cafes. There are also sculptural compositions. The garden is divided into several parts: plant zones, cultural monuments, a reserve, scientific experiments.

Among the plants in the garden there are more than 3,000 species. Here you can admire a beautiful rose garden, a collection of magnolias, peonies, bamboo and other themed gardens. In the garden of peach trees there is a collection of 60 varieties.

In the bonsai garden (“tree on a tray”) there are miniature trees collected from all over China. The age category of these trees is very different – some trees have reached the age of 1300 years.

Also in the garden there are suiseki (“water stones”) – stone compositions presented on a special tray.