Xiamen Garden Botanical Garden is located in the southeast of Zhongshan Park in Xiamen, north of Shishan and Wulaofeng. Built in 1960, there are about1.8000 trees and shrubs in the whole park. The famous tropical and subtropical botanical garden has various parks, and Shiwan Mountain has various rock landscapes, covering an area of 26 square kilometers, of which the botanical garden area is 2.27 hectares, the lawn area is 1.5 hectares, and the green area is 2 13.6. All the parks in the Botanical Garden are surrounded by Shiwan Lake. It is decorated with the layout of China gardens. The main parks include: Pine Garden, Bamboo Trail, Rose Garden, New Forest of Steles, Xiaotaoyuan, Palm Island, Baihua Hall, Aralia elata Lawn, Introduction and Domestication Area, Cactus Area, Rose Garden, Longan Litchi Garden, Medicinal Plants Area, Orchid Garden, etc. There is water in the park.
Pine and fir garden is located in the west of Shiwan Lake. There is a small pool in the park, and there is a pine crane pavilion by the pool. There is a rock opposite the pavilion with the words "Songheyuan" engraved on it. There are five simulated white cranes in the pool. Some are ready to fly, some are standing in the water to watch, some are in the feeding pool, and some are resting. Their shapes are very realistic. There are 70 or 80 species of pine, fir, cypress and juniper planted in the park, among which Metasequoia glyptostroboides and Ginkgo biloba are precious tree species left over from the ice age 2 million years ago, which are called "living fossils". In addition, there are four kinds of famous ornamental trees in the world, namely, China Golden Pine, Japanese Golden Pine, Phoebe bournei and Italian juniper. These kinds of trees are beautiful and never get tired of seeing them. They are called landscape trees.
Behind the pine and fir garden are the "world masters" presented by former US President Nixon during his visit to China-Chilean redwoods and araucaria. In addition, in the beautiful lotus pond, the wonder of the plant kingdom "Wang Lian" grows, with a leaf surface diameter of 2 meters. What's even more peculiar is that the leaf edge is rolled 20 cm and can bear more than 70 kilograms. Boys and girls can sit on the leaves, which looks good. Palm Garden, located above Shiwan Lake, is named after planting palm trees, also known as Palm Island. There are sixty or seventy exotic tree species here. Among them are "beauty in the forest" eucalyptus citriodora, crow's feet, mallow, Italian palm, west Indian palm, king coconut, "world oil king" oil palm, Indonesian sugar palm and so on. These palm trees not only beautify the environment, but also have high economic value. The herbarium building is a colorful garden with flowers blooming all year round. In spring, there are azaleas and tricolor hibiscus; There are impatiens and lotus flowers in summer; There are osmanthus and chrysanthemums in autumn; There are wintersweet and poinsettia in winter.
Flowers are laurel and marigold; There are asparagus and deciduous trees in the branches and leaves; The stems are ornamental by Phyllostachys pubescens and Polygonum hydropiper; There are bergamot, four seasons orange fruit; And silver willows and so on. In addition, there are ten famous flowers in the world: plum blossom is based on flowers, peony is the king of flowers, laurel is the queen of flowers, chrysanthemum is virtuous, orchid is a gentleman in flowers, azalea is a beauty in flowers, camellia is a treasure in flowers, lotus is a water hibiscus and water fairy. There are also world-famous flowers, such as cockscomb, longevity flower and geranium in Africa, periwinkle in America, begonia in Xia Xiang and Japan, snapdragon in Europe, Nanyang white paper fan, dog tail red and so on. Among the specimen buildings, the most striking is an ancient elm bonsai, which is over 300 years old and has a beautiful shape. Has been made into bonsai stamps, 1972 sent to Beijing to participate in the national bonsai exhibition. Baihua Pavilion was built in 1979. As a famous flower exhibition hall, together with the introduction and domestication areas such as greenhouses and nurseries, it has formed a new architectural complex and is also a unique tourist spot in the Botanical Garden.
Baihuatang covers an area of 1 1,000 square meters. It is composed of five exhibition halls, cloisters, curved bridges and waterside pavilions in series, surrounding an oval lotus pond with an area of 65,438+0,654,38+0,000 square meters. In addition to precious flowers, Baihua Museum also exhibited hundreds of paintings and calligraphy works with the theme of Botanical Garden, as well as inscriptions and poems by many celebrities. Therefore, Baihua Hall is also an art hall, which allows visitors to enjoy dynamic and quiet art. The succulent Botanical Garden is located at the upper left of Ziyun Rock, with a huge transparent snail shell, which contains potted cactus palms, cactus columns, cactus whips and so on. Among them, the most prominent cactus is the "Golden Globe Award Sticking Fish Tiger", which has grown for more than 30 years and has a diameter of more than 90 cm. It is the "king of cactus". Cactus is as high as 3 meters, which is rare. It is said that there are more than 500 species of cactus plants in Xiamen, ranking first in China. Cactus has extremely high ornamental value, medicinal value, economic value and scientific research value. It is an important specimen for studying plant taxonomy and plant evolution.