Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS (Menglun)
Founded in 1959 by botanist Cai Xitao, China's largest tropical botanical garden, with 13,000 species of living plants in 38 specialized gardens
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 08:00-18:00
- Ticket
- CNY 80 (electric sightseeing cart extra)
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
Founded in 1959 by botanist Cai Xitao, China's largest tropical botanical garden, with 13,000 species of living plants across 38 specialized gardens; the giant Victoria water-lily leaves in the royal water-lily pond can bear a seated child, the strangler-fig spectacle and the green peacock garden draw the most visitors, and night tours to observe fireflies and nocturnal animals are priced separately. The grounds are so vast that a full day is needed; staying overnight in Menglun town allows two days to savor it properly.
Getting there: From Jinghong by self-drive / shuttle bus (approx. 70km)
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