Awa Mountain Mystery 27: Chinese Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden

Day 8: Jinghong. The Chinese Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden, located in Mengla County, Menglun Town, Xishuangbanna, was founded in 1959 under the leadership of the Chinese botanist Mr. Cai Xitao. The botanical garden preserves an area of about 250 square kilometers of pristine tropical rainforest. It is the largest botanical garden in China with the richest collection of species and the most specialized garden areas. It is also the botanical garden with the most outdoor preserved plant species and the most plant groups displayed to the public in the world. Among the nearly ten thousand species, many peculiar varieties are unheard of by most people. Here, you can take many beautiful photos while experiencing a variety of amazing plants.