Beijing Garden

If you have plans to visit Beijing, you should definitely visit the well known Beijing gardens. It is a wonderful place that offers a mix of new and the old scenery. If you really want a memorable vacation in Beijing, you might as well visit all the famous tourist spots and other places worth visiting; remember to stop by at any of the Beijing gardens. There are three gardens worth visiting, the Butterfly Garden, Summer Palace and the Behai Park.

One famous Beijing garden is the popular Butterfly Garden. This is the ideal place to visit if you love nature and would love to see all the butterflies present in the garden. The Butterfly Garden is situated in the Shunyi District, between the crossing point of Baima road and Huosi road. This garden is considered as the largest garden in Asia that offers a wide variety of butterflies.

If you are planning to visit the Butterfly Garden, the best time to visit is during the months of April to October since hundreds of butterflies hover around the garden at during these months.

The Butterfly Garden is the only garden where visitors can see different kinds of butterflies but also enjoy the wonderful view of a wide selection of flowers and plants that are also cultivated within the garden. The entire span of the garden is over 600 square meters. It is divided into four areas and in every area there are around 500,000 species of butterflies being displayed. You can view butterflies from the tropical and subtropical regions in the four season glasshouse. The breeding workhouse is the best place to visit if you want to witness how the chrysalises transform into butterflies. Some visitors who live in the temperate regions might seldom witness or catch a glimpse of the tropical butterflies, but with the Butterfly Garden, it showcases all the tropical and subtropical butterfly species. This greatly attracts visitors from all over the world, just to see the various butterfly species. There are over 30 butterfly breeds present in the Butterfly Garden. Ten breeds are considered as state protected species. The garden also organizes educational tours for students; they can participate and learn about the various butterfly species from close view.

For the children, the Butterfly Garden provides interactive zones where they can play with the butterflies. They also have art sessions where they can make paintings of butterfly wings.

There is also a note worthy section that you should never miss out during your visit, it is the butterfly wing exhibit.  In this section, the wings of the deceased butterflies are used in order to create beautiful butterfly wing pictures that are worth seeing. The garden also offers a perfect setting that can be used by photographers in order to get a good photo from the butterflies. If you want to learn about butterflies and nature or just to get a glimpse of various butterfly species, you should visit the Butterfly Garden, a Beijing garden worth visiting.

The next Beijing garden that you should visit is the Summer Palace. It is also called the Yihe Yuan, which simply means the gardens of nurtured harmony. As a description, the Summer Palace is not actually a palace; it is an imperial garden and lake, the lake is known as Kunming Lake. The Summer Palace covers around 2.2 square kilometers. The remaining area is made up of the Chinese gardens, palace of the imperial family as well as the temples. Summer Palace is situated 15 kilometers northwest of Beijing’s city center. It has splendid gardens, classic architecture and the idyllic scenery that is worth visiting. If you are going to visit the Summer Palace, you can ride the buses that will take you there; all you have to do is to ride the bus that goes to Yiheyuan.

Next Beijing garden that you should never miss out is the Beihai Park. As an overview, it is an ancient imperial garden next to the Forbidden City. It has a history that span for thousands of years. Beihai Park is considered as the oldest classical garden, the largest and the well preserved in China. It has ancient Buddhist temples, classical gardens, a large lake, imperial palaces and walled cities. Beihai Park is one of the major tourist spots in Beijing that you should definitely check out.

The area covered by Beihai Park spans over 70 hectares and half of this area is covered by the Beihai Lake. In the middle of the lake, there is a huge island known as the Jade Flowery Islet. It is made up of several of the park’s main attractions. Beihai Park has at least 30 major sites that you can visit, but only the major ones will be discussed.

The Yongan Temple or also called as the Temple of Eternal Peace is located on the Jade Flowery Islet. It dominates the park’s skyline and it is the main site in the park the holds the White Dagoba, the symbol of Beihai Park. This temple was built in 1651 by the first emperor of the Qing dynasty. The temple as three levels, the first level is composed of three buildings such as the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower and the Falundian. The second level is the courtyard on top of a flight of stairs. The courtyard is surrounded by buildings. The third level is a platform on top of the hill that holds the White Dagoba or also called the White Pagoda. The other major sites include the Tiancheng City, Nine Dragon Wall and the ancient caves of the Jade Islet.

You can reach Beihai Park by riding the subway to the Tiananmen Square west station. You will exit on one of the stations on the northern exit next to the Nanchang Street. The Nanchang Street follows along a moat that lead to the west side of the Forbidden City, eventually straight to the southern exit of Beihai Park.

If you are visiting Beijing for a vacation, you might as well visit the three Beijing gardens mentioned above. They are worthy to be visited and will definitely make your vacation a memorable one.