Searching for the Beijing Botanical Garden on the map shows the Beijing Botanical Garden located on the north side of Xiangshan Road, which can be directly accessed by the Xijiao Line, and the station name is The Botanical Garden Station.
Get off at this stop and there are two botanical gardens to go to. One is the one mentioned earlier, and the other is the Beijing Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Lunan.
The two botanical gardens are just one road apart, and the names written on the signs at the entrances of the two botanical gardens are the same.
I know that there are two botanical gardens here because of a mistaken entry many years ago. At that time, take the bus to the Botanical Garden, after getting off at the station marked with the Botanical Garden, you can't brush the Beijing Park Annual Pass when you enter the door, and the staff at the door told me that this is the Beijing Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, not the Beijing Botanical Garden, but the big sign at the door says Beijing Botanical Garden.
Back to the point, let's talk about the Beijing Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences this time. It is still a bus past, this time the stop sign is very clear, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden. After getting off the bus, you will see the gate of the botanical garden.
The Beijing Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has two doors: the West Gate and the North Gate. The west gate is on Xiangshan South Road, and the north gate is on Xiangshan Road.
The West Gate can be entered by swiping the Annual Card, but not the North Gate. Parking near the west gate is not easy, if you want to drive you can go to the north gate.
Tickets are 10 yuan, half-price tickets are 5 yuan, including the greenhouse, no need to buy separate tickets.
The guided map of the Beijing Botanical Garden at the entrance contains various types of plants. The park is not large, but I have not seen every corner many times, especially when I bring children, I follow the footsteps and concerns of children.
After entering the door, the small pavilion of Mulan Mountain Residence is in front of you, and you can see the doorway in the pavilion and look at the Fragrant Mountain in the distance. The surface of the lake has frozen, and the remnants of lotus flowers in the pool can still be seen.
Walk forward on the path on the right side of the pavilion, passing through the rose family plant area, the lilac garden, and the legume plant area in turn, the leaves of various trees have fallen off, the bare trunks sway in the wind, and the most common thing to see is the various birds flying in the trees.
There is no scenery to enjoy, and the dirt slopes on the side of the road, the jumping birds, and even the branches that fall on the ground can arouse the interest of children.
The small lakes in the aquatic and vine area have also frozen, and the vines on the lakeside promenade only have their last strength left their branches.
The lotus flowers in the lake can still faintly see some appearances, the lotus leaves frozen in the ice, the lotus canopy with the head hanging down, and the Metasequoia Forest and the Kangxi Imperial Monument in the distance.
Metasequoia grows straight upwards and is easily distinguishable from other plants. I have been to the botanical garden many times, but I have never seen what a long-leaved Metasequoia looks like.
Metasequoia is a rare tree species, known as living fossils, which is a unique tree species in China and an endangered rare plant protected by the state.
Coming out of the Metasequoia and a few steps forward is the coniferous forest, which has a lawn surrounded by trees. Winter lawn is more like a carpet, here is also a place to see more people, children can't help but run to the lawn to sprinkle joy, run, jump, roll, feel the blue sky, grass, sunshine.
The entire lawn can be viewed from the observation deck next to the meadow. Children are not very interested in the scenery, but the slope next to the soil, and the pine needles and pine cones on the slope attract them more.
Most of the viewing pavilions are lined with coniferous forests, and pine needles are laid under the trees. On the slopes, there are pine cones left by other children's previous play, and the pine cones are covered with pine needles.
The floor is covered with thick pine needles, which has a good warm effect, and you can see some green grass.
Heading north along the Materia Medica Garden, you can see the office building of the Botanical Garden, and walk west in front of the building to prepare for the greenhouse. While resting in a grove of trees on the road, I came across a small squirrel walking around.
The little squirrel jumped between the branches, and the crowd watching under the tree did not affect the movement of the little squirrel. The little squirrels living here should have become accustomed to human activities.
The only shop encountered in the park, not open.
Walk northwest of the cabin and soon reach the greenhouse, where tickets will be checked at the door.
The greenhouses are divided into different chambers and can be visited in the order on the guided tour map. It was very hot in the greenhouse, and even if I took off my thick coat, I was still sweating. The temperature of the succulent room and the aquatic plant room is higher.
Although the outside of the house is not cold and windy, but it is also a depressed tree, walking into the door of the greenhouse, warm, green rushing in, is another feeling.
The ground lotus and the big cat head fruit vine seen at the entrance, the plants at the door should be updated regularly, and the difference between the last time I came to see it and this time.
Insectivorous plant room.
The fruit is hanging on the branches, if it is really in the orchard, it is not possible to pick it directly and eat it, and you can only appreciate it here.
Succulent room, all kinds of succulents, you can also see various types of cacti.
Aquatic plant room.
The greenhouse is close to the door, and the visit to the greenhouse ends the trip to the botanical garden.
Compared with the Beijing Botanical Garden, which is separated by all the way, the garden is much smaller, but there are all kinds of plants, few people are quiet, and it takes a short time to roughly browse the whole garden.
Every time I come in late winter or early spring, I haven't seen the botanical garden when it is leafy.
Looking forward to coming back next year!