Xiamen Botanical Garden (Wanshi)
厦门园林植物园 · Xiàmén Yuánlín Zhíwùyuán
A large hillside garden in the middle of the island, with a misty rainforest zone, a cactus and succulent garden, lakes and viewpoints over the city.
Booking recommendedBring your passportHalf a day
Tip
Go early in the morning, when the rainforest mist is on and it is still cool; wear shoes for hill paths.
- Opening hours
- 06:30–18:00 (1 May–7 October), 06:30–17:30 (8 October–30 April). Sightseeing carts run about 08:00–17:00/17:20. To be confirmed
- Price
- ¥30 (concessions ¥15). Sightseeing carts cost extra. To be confirmed
- How to book
- Tickets are sold at every entrance, or ahead through the official 智游厦门园林植物园 mini-program in WeChat (booking site book.xiamenbg.cn). Online booking may ask for a Chinese phone number; if it does, buy at the gate with your passport. To be confirmed
- Getting there
- Taxi to the main (east) gate on Huyuan Road, or bus to Botanical Garden (植物园) stop; the south gate has an escalator up from near Xiamen University
- Address in Chinese
- 厦门市思明区虎园路25号
Photo: 大禾花 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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