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, national plants, and medicinal plants.
The garden is open daily from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
A little China research? That is one big name.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is a big name!
DeleteGiven all the glorious photos I've seen of China, I should add it to my bucket list. And this garden too. Thanks, Sherry.
ReplyDeleteChina is a fascinating country. You should definitely go see it.
DeleteHi Sherry - I guess you could do thousands of these Chinese gardens ... but as for saying them! That's another thing ... and it is some name!
ReplyDeleteWell done on doing the A-Z with us ... I've enjoyed seeing some new gardens - Cheers Hilary
Not an easy language to pronounce. I had to type in a lot of Chinese words into an online program to listen to how they are pronounced as part of the research I did on my upcoming book, Bubba and Squirt's Big Dig to China.
DeleteFantastic post! What a great place to use for the letter X. Great work. Happy A to Z.
ReplyDeleteX wasn't an easy one!
DeleteI bet the medicinal garden is a hit - Chinese herbs. That is quite an X name. Once again, great A to Z
ReplyDeleteThe Chinese know a lot about herbs.
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