South China National Botanical Garden Explained

South China National Botanical Garden
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Type:Public
Location:Tianhe District, Guangzhou, China
Map:China Guangdong
Coords:23.1868°N 113.3642°W
Area:2854acres
Status:Open year round
Website:scib.cn
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The South China National Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (formerly Institute of Agriculture and Forestry) is a large botanical garden in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong province in southern China.

History

The garden was founded in 1929 by botanist Chen Huanyong (Woon-young Chun). The garden focuses on research in ecology, systematic and evolutionary botany, plant resources, biotechnology, landscape and gardening. It covers 1155 hectares and contains 2400 plant species.

The garden is organized into several specialized collections containing:

Greenhouses

Garden

Transport

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