| Shanghai Botanical Garden | |
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 Pine penjing in the Penjing Garden, Shanghai Botanical Garden. | |
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| Type | Public |
| Location | Shanghai,China |
| Nearest city | Shanghai |
| Coordinates | 31°08′52″N121°26′17″E / 31.147778°N 121.438056°E /31.147778; 121.438056 |
| Area | 202.28 acres (81.86 ha) |
| Created | 1974 (1974) |
| Status | Open year round |
TheShanghai Botanical Garden[1] (Chinese:上海植物园) is abotanic garden located in the southwestern suburbs ofShanghai,China, (around 12 km southwest of thecity centre) in theXuhui District.
Covering 81.86 hectares, the garden has a renownedpenjing garden,[2] as well as collections of magnolias, roses, azaleas, peonies, conifers, maples, osmanthus and bamboo.[2]
The Shanghai Botanical Garden was established in 1974, and is located on the site of Longhua Nursery.[2] The largest municipalbotanic garden in China, it has won prizes in theNetherlands andCanada with plant displays.[3] The garden is a member ofBotanic Gardens Conservation International.[4]
Covering 81.86 hectares, the garden has a diverse collection of Chinese plants,[2] including 3500 species and 6000 varieties[5] of local regional flora from the Middle and LowerYangtze River are located in the gardens.[6]
The Penjing Garden was established in 1978 and is 4hectares (9.9 acres) in size.[7][8] Apenjing museum was added in 1995.[8] The 5000 square metre Tropicarium was opened to the public in 2001. It is a conservatory with 3500 species of tropical andsubtropical plant.[9]
Established in 1988, The Magnolia Garden covers 1.51 hectares and has 40 species, includingMagnolia denudata,Magnolia liliiflora,Magnolia grandiflora,Magnolia cylindrica,Magnolia amoena,Michelia chapensis,Liriodendron chinense and others, includingMagnolia × soulangeana.[10] Established in 1980, the Peony Garden covers 3.24 hectares and has 120 cultivars of tree peony that were developed in China.[11]
The Bamboo Garden was established in 1978 and has 74 species of bamboo across its 3.6 hectares.[12] The 5.33 hectares of the Conifer Garden contain 280 species and varieties of conifer.[13]
The garden employs a hundredhorticultural staff, ten educational staff and thirty research staff.[4]
Shanghai Botanical Garden can be reached on theShanghai Metro usingShanghai Metro Line 3 toShanghai South Railway Station orShilong Road Station. Alternatively, it can be accessed by rail from the mainShanghai South railway station.[14]
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