Kunming Botanical Gardens

昆明植物园; Kūnmíng Zhíwùyuán

These gardens are 12 km from Kunming proper and, together with the Black Dragon Pool Park (黑龙潭公园), constitute a national scenic area. The gardens have introduced precious flowers, traditional medicinal herbs, important trees and endangered plants of the province. Also they have cultivated many plants for domestication and the protection of their migration. The gardens have collected some 4,000 species of plants and established 10 special plant gardens and experimental districts. The camellia garden is unique in the country and has collected 40 species of camellias. Yunnan Province boasts more than 100 species of camellia. These gardens were one of the earliest gardens to collect the cedar.

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Address

132 Lanhei Road, Panlong District (盘龙区蓝黑路132号)

Getting there

take bus no. 249 from the Longtou Street Station on Metro Line 2; get off at the Black Dragon Pool Park

Hours

Tue-Sun 09:00-17:00

Price

¥10 (West Garden), ¥5 (East Garden)

Website

kbg.kib.cas.cn (opens in a new tab)