Nan Shan Zhi Wu Yuan 南山植物园
• Admission 20 RMB
This vast park is actually three or four gardens connected together including an orchid garden, a rose garden, and a camellia garden. Currently construction is also underway for an exhibition greenhouse in the center of the park, which will house several nationally protected plants like the tallest tropical plant (over 40 meters). The park changes with every season, but it is definitely at its brightest in the spring—end of March through April. That is also the time when all the brides and grooms come out of the woodwork to get their wedding photos done in the park, which can be quite a sight in itself.
Bus Tip: 南山公园 or 南坪东路 and change buses
Alternate route: Take the Yangtze River cableway across the river and then taxi up the mountain.
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