INSPIRING JOURNEY: BEIJING GARDEN OF WORLD FLOWERS: More than just Beautiful Flowers

The Beijing Garden of World Flowers

is home to exotic flowers, wide variety of plants, rare herbs, and beautiful landscapes.

It was again weekend. Time for me to explore the numerous undiscovered places in Beijing. One of the places that has very limited information online is the BEIJING GARDEN OF WORLD FLOWERS. It was another challenging journey for me to locate this place due to the absence of specific direction on how to go there. Another challenge of going around Beijing is the absence or very limited number of people who can understand English. Condition which limits your source of information if you get lost.

On a positive note, being lost is a beautiful opportunity to discover something new along the way.

To make the story short, I finally found this beautiful place after getting lost along the way.

It is an ideal place to spend a day with your loved ones or your family.

It is a great place to visit on your own, too.

There is no large signage that made it difficult for me to locate this place. This signage is situated inside the gate which is not visible outside.

The Garden is divided into two sections.

Section A has 7 green houses and 15 flower squares. It has 1,800 varieties of century old trees and 100 species of cactus.

Section B has 9 green houses showing rich garden knowledge and display of nature protection.

It is the largest botanical garden in Beijing's Fourth Ring Road.
It has an area of sprawling 41.8 hectares.

It was awarded the TOP RANK as tourist attraction in Beijing.

It opened to the public in 2005.

It is excellent for sightseeing and entertainment. It also best for discovering science, shopping for wide variety of plants, and even dining.

How much?

The entrance fee of RMB 60 (equivalent to about 430 Philippine pesos) is compensated by the great opportunity to learn something new and be entertained by the wonders of plants, flowers, and great landscapes.

How to get there?

By BUS:

Take Bus Numbers 646, 377 or T8,
alight at Beijing World Flower Garden Bus Stop

Take Bus Numbers 740, 736, 719, 819, 366, 381, 977, 962,937, 423, or 410, alight at Majialou Bus Stop