Hefei Botanical Garden is located in Shushan Scenic Area of Hefei City. It is surrounded by Shushan Lake in the northwest. It is a peninsula surrounded by water on three sides. It is also the natural oxygen bar and green lung of Hefei City. You can go to enjoy flowers, go for an outing and have a barbecue. There is only one entrance to Hefei Botanical Garden. Entering the botanical garden, the road is straight and wide.
On both sides are planted the city tree of Hefei – Magnolia grandiflora. Then enter the waterscape garden, where marsh, wetland plants and aquatic plants are planted. There are also rockery waterfalls, pavilions and other landscapes. There are many varieties of lotus here, such as Bingxin, Yulu Fenzhu, Fo Lianzuo, etc. To the south is the demonstration area of garden plants. You can see various plant sculptures with strange shapes trimmed on the lawn, which is very interesting. To the west is the bamboo garden, where bamboo plants such as mottled bamboo, Jinxiangyu bamboo and Cixiao bamboo grow. To the north is the plum garden, where hundreds of varieties of plum blossoms and wintersweet are planted. To the west of the plum garden is the osmanthus garden. In the season when osmanthus is fragrant, the golden osmanthus, silver osmanthus, orange osmanthus, four-season osmanthus and other flowers in the garden are fragrant and refreshing, making people feel drunk when smelling them. In addition, there are special gardens such as Magnolia Garden, Pomegranate Garden, Autumn Scenery Garden and Bonsai Garden, planting different kinds of flowers, as well as scenic spots such as Sandie Spring, Lakeside Green Corridor and Yimei Pavilion for sightseeing. Hefei Botanical Garden can be said to have ‘flowers to see every month and flower exhibitions in four seasons’. Even if you come to the garden casually, you can also enjoy flowers. There are main flowers every month and flower exhibitions every quarter. Spring series flower exhibitions (February – April): plum blossoms, azaleas, tulips, magnolias. Summer lotus appreciation garden party (June – August): lotus, water lilies, bowl lotus. Autumn flower exhibition (September – October): osmanthus, chrysanthemums. Winter flower exhibition (November – January): narcissus, wintersweet. When enjoying flowers in the garden, you can choose to rent an electric car or four-wheel bicycle in the garden and experience the fun of driving freely in the kingdom of green plants by driving an electric car or bicycle. The price of an electric car is 60 yuan per hour, and that of a four-wheel bicycle is 40 yuan per hour. In addition, the open-air barbecue in the garden is very popular. You can gather several friends, family members or school students on weekends. The barbecue area is located on the peninsula inside the botanical garden (i.e. Leisure Island). You can bring your own food and seasonings, etc. (the barbecue food in the garden is slightly expensive). The barbecue stove needs to be rented directly from the garden and cannot be brought by yourself. The prices of barbecue stoves are 100 – 200 yuan respectively. In addition, the carbon is added all at once. Once it is burned out, no more carbon will be added. If more carbon is needed, another stove needs to be rented. It is also recommended to bring some carbon by yourself. Here, about 50 yuan of environmental protection fee needs to be deposited to the management office. After the barbecue is finished, find the cleaning aunt to clean up the barbecue area. After signing, you can get the deposit back. In addition to enjoying flowers and having a barbecue, you can also take a boat to enjoy the beautiful scenery where water and green meet. There is also a children’s playground where children can play to their hearts’ content.Opening hours: Open from 08:00 to 18:00 from June 1st to October 7th; open from 08:00 to 17:30 from October 8th to May 31st.
Preferential policies: Children: Free for those under 6 years old (inclusive) or under 1.2 meters (inclusive); minors aged 6 years old (exclusive) to 18 years old (inclusive): discounted. Elderly: Free for those over 60 years old with valid certificates. Students: Discounted for full-time undergraduate and below students with valid certificates. Disabled people: Free with disability certificates. Active servicemen: Free with active military certificates. Low-income households: Discounted with valid certificates. Retired military cadres: Free with valid certificates.
Service facilities: Parking lot: [Parking lot] Reference price: 10 yuan/day; Address: At the entrance of the scenic spot; Parking spaces: 200. WIFI: Account: Tourist Center 2; Password: zwy65313486; Range: Tourist Center. Luggage storage: Reference price: Free. Transportation in the park: Reference price: 40 yuan/hour; Reference price: 60 yuan/hour. Toilets: There are multiple toilets in the park, all with signs. Catering: There is 1 restaurant in the scenic area, and there are eye-catching signs nearby.
Must-see tips: 1. Since the suitable time for viewing lotus and water lilies is from 6:00 to 9:00 in the morning, and the viewing effect is better on cloudy or drizzly days. It is recommended that tourists who want to see lotus flowers check the weather forecast in advance and bring their cameras and arrive at the destination early. 2. The main viewing areas of lotus and water lilies in Hefei Botanical Garden are in the waterscape garden, Camel Waterfall and Sandie Spring scenic areas. 3. Barbecuing in the park is very popular. If you are late, you may not be able to rent a barbecue stove. Tourists who need to barbecue should not go too late, and they can also call in advance for consultation.
