Type Public Created 1929 (1929) Website scib.cn Province Guangdong Province | Location Guangzhou, China Status Open year round Area 11.55 km² Phone +86 20 8523 1993 | |
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Address 1190 Tianyuan Rd, Tianhe Qu, Guangzhou Shi, Guangdong Sheng, China, 510520 Similar Sun Yat‑sen Memorial, Museum of the Mausoleu, Baiyun Mountain, Lotus Hill, Sacred Heart Cathedral |
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The South China Botanical Garden (Chinese: 华南植物园) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (formerly Institute of Agriculture and Forestry) is a large botanical garden in Guangzhou, Guangdong province in southern China.
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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
References
South China Botanical Garden Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA