Botanical garden in China
The
Shanghai Botanical Garden
(
Chinese
:
上海植物?
) is a
botanic garden
located in the southwestern suburbs of
Shanghai
,
China
, (around 12 km southwest of the city centre) in the
Xuhui District
.
Covering 81.86 hectares, the garden has a renowned
penjing
garden,
[1]
as well as collections of magnolias, roses, azaleas, peonies, conifers, maples, osmanthus and bamboo.
[1]
History
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The Shanghai Botanical Garden was established in 1974, and is located on the site of Longhua Nursery.
[1]
The largest municipal botanic garden in China, it has won prizes in the Netherlands and Canada with plant displays.
[2]
The garden is a member of
Botanic Gardens Conservation International
.
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Features
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Inside the tropicarium.
Covering 81.86 hectares, the garden has a diverse collection of Chinese plants,
[1]
including 3500 species of local regional flora from the Middle and Lower Yangtze River are located in the gardens.
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The Penjing Garden was established in 1978 and is 4 hectares (9.9 acres) in size.
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A penjing museum was added in 1995.
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The 5000 square metre Tropicarium was opened to the public in 2001. It is a conservatory with 3500 species of tropical and subtropical plant.
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Established in 1988, The Magnolia Garden covers 1.51 hectares and has 40 species, including
Magnolia denudata
,
Magnolia liliiflora
,
Magnolia grandiflora
,
Magnolia cylindrica
,
Magnolia amoena
,
Michelia chapensis
,
Liriodendron chinense
and others, including
Magnolia × soulangeana
.
[7]
Established in 1980, the Peony Garden covers 3.24 hectares and has 120 cultivars of tree peony that were developed in China.
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The Bamboo Garden was established in 1978 and has 74 species of bamboo across its 3.6 hectares.
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The 5.33 hectares of the Conifer Garden contain 280 species and varieties of conifer.
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The garden employs a hundred horticultural staff, ten educational staff and thirty research staff.
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Transportation
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Shanghai Botanical Garden can be reached on the
Shanghai Metro
using
Shanghai Metro Line 3
to
Shanghai South Railway Station
or
Shilong Road Station
. Alternatively, it can be accessed by rail from the main
Shanghai South railway station
.
See also
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External links
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References
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a
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Valder, Peter (2002).
Gardens in China
. Glebe, NSW: Florilegium. pp. 251?52.
ISBN
1-876314-13-3
.
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Zhou, Lijing (2006).
"Botanical Gardens in China"
(PDF)
.
Department of Agriculture website
. Nacogdoches, Texas: Stephen F. Austin State University. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 13 August 2011
. Retrieved
25 September
2012
.
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a
b
Botanic Gardens Conservation International.
"Shanghai Botanical Garden"
. Retrieved
26 September
2012
.
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"About Us"
.
Shanghai Botanical Garden
. Shanghai, China. Archived from
the original
on 18 September 2012
. Retrieved
24 September
2012
.
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a
b
"Penjing (Bonsai) Garden"
.
Shanghai Botanical Garden
. Shanghai, China. Archived from
the original
on 15 April 2013
. Retrieved
24 September
2012
.
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"Tropicarium"
.
Shanghai Botanical Garden
. Shanghai, China. Archived from
the original
on 7 April 2012
. Retrieved
24 September
2012
.
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"Magnolia Garden"
.
Shanghai Botanical Garden
. Shanghai, China. Archived from
the original
on 7 April 2012
. Retrieved
24 September
2012
.
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"Peony Garden"
.
Shanghai Botanical Garden
. Shanghai, China. Archived from
the original
on 7 April 2012
. Retrieved
24 September
2012
.
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"Bamboo Garden"
.
Shanghai Botanical Garden
. Shanghai, China. Archived from
the original
on 15 April 2013
. Retrieved
24 September
2012
.
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"Conifer Garden"
.
Shanghai Botanical Garden
. Shanghai, China. Archived from
the original
on 15 April 2013
. Retrieved
24 September
2012
.