beijing botanical garden

Pick up at 8:00am and proceed to visit Fragrant Hill. Fragrant Hill is a perfect place to escape in the lush greenery and fresh air. The best time to visit Fragrant Hills is in autumn, when the trees turn the hills fiery red. The 576 meters tall peak commands an excellent view of the surrounding greenery and city.

Fragrant Hill:

Fragrance Hill, with another name of Jingyi Garden, was first built in the year of 1186. During Yuan and Ming Dynasty, frequently constructions made this park gradually come into being. During Qianlong Decade of the Qing Dynasty, the large-scale construction of the Fragrant Hills made it become a large-scale imperial garden - "Providence Park," and was among the list of famous gardens and parks in Qing Dynasty. It was unfortunately looted and burned in 1860 and 1900. After 1949, most famous spots had been repaired.

Lunch at a special characteristic restaurant(1.5 hours).

After Chinese lunch, move on to Beijing Botanical Garden nearby. Beijing Botanical Garden are located in the western outskirts of the city between Xiangshan Park and Jade Spring Mountain. Although the gardens are not large, with only some 3,000 different plant species, many famous and rare plant specimens are on display.

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The Beijing Botanical Garden was established in 1955. It covers a large area of 564,000 square metres. The gardens include a dozen exhibition districts and halls, such as the tree garden, a perennial bulb garden, a rose garden, a peony garden, a traditional Chinese medical herb garden, a wild fruit resources district, an environment protection plant district, a water and vine plant district, an endangered plant district, and exhibition greenhouses for tropical and subtropical plants. There are several Buddhist temples located within the botanic gardens.