This doesn't look like it's in the United States, does it? That's because it's not! I scoured the lists of gardens in the United States and could not find one that began with the letter, "x." There might be a garden in Xenia, Ohio, but I really didn't have time to get in my car and investigate. So we're going to hop across the pond to China and visit this garden.
Located in Xishuangbanna, China, the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden covers an area of almost 2,000 acres. It is China's largest tropical garden. The full name of the garden is Tropical Plant Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Science. (Big name for a big garden!) as you can guess, the garden is used for research, and contains over 10,000 species of tropical plants.
There are thirteen separate gardens within the main garden. These include a tropical fruit tree section, shade plants, palms, water plants, natural plants, and medicinal plants.
The garden is open daily from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
Is it one of the largest in the world?
ReplyDeleteYes, it is!
DeleteI'm surprised you found any starting with X! Impressive!
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't easy!
DeleteHi Sherry .. that must be the largest garden in the world - and is probably bigger than some countries (and certainly islands!) ... Incredible size and status ... it must be fascinating ..
ReplyDeleteSo pleased you posted re China and this garden ...
Your garden posts are great to be able to refer to ... cheers Hilary
It is the largest in the world!
DeleteLast year you helped me reference Citizen Kane thanks to Xanadu. So I'm marking that anniversary!
ReplyDeleteGreat! Happy anniversary - of sorts. ;)
DeletePositively phenomenal! If I ever visit China...
ReplyDeleteIt's quite a place to see!
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