Urumqi Botanical Garden

It was built in 1986. In the past 10 years, it has successively built 9 special gardens, including rose garden, perennial flower area, planting demonstration area, fruit tree area, desert plant area, pine and cypress area, honeysuckle area, honey source plant area and rose garden.

Urumqi Botanical Garden

Urumqi botanical garden was built in 1986, and now there are ten different kinds of gardens, including rose garden, perennial flower area, planting demonstration area, desert plant area, lawn sightseeing area, honeysuckle area, medicinal plant area, fruit tree area, honey source plant area, rose plant area, pine and cypress area, etc. There are nine special gardens, including rose garden, perennial flower area, planting demonstration area, fruit tree area, desert plant area, pine and cypress area, honeysuckle area, honey source plant area and rose garden. National 3A scenic spot, Urumqi "Youth Popular Science Education Base", a comprehensive botanical garden integrating scientific research, popular science, science and education, sightseeing and other functions. It is located in the prosperous area in the north of Urumqi, Xinjiang. There are many bus lines around it, 7 kilometers away from the center of Urumqi.

Scale of scenic spots

The botanical garden has a land area of 60.61 hectares, which is divided into scientific research experimental area (1.5 hectares), exhibition area (43.8 hectares) and life management area (1.5 hectares). In recent years, the botanical garden has continuously collected and introduced more than 600 kinds of plants (excluding varieties), including more than 200 kinds of woody plants, including wild endangered plants in Xinjiang, such as Populus davidiana, Populus euphratica, Korean pine in Siberia and Chinese fir More than 20 species, such as Lidou, have been conserved, propagated, developed and utilized. The plants of Xinjiang endemic species, such as Caragana and iris, have been collected and utilized. Now, 10 species of Caragana and 8 species of Wild Iris have been collected, and they are widely used in landscaping and beautification.

Plant landscape

Botanical garden scenic spot construction focuses on plant landscaping, reflecting the natural landscape. Among them, the perennial flower area is a better scenic spot. The mobile map has planted more than 500 peonies of more than 40 rare varieties. In addition, iris, Aquilegia, peony, blue flax, and Phlox of various colors and colors are opening up, forming a prosperous and beautiful landscape with flowers in three seasons. In 1999, nearly 300 varieties of rose were introduced from Beijing, including variety rose, Mini Rose, Fujimoto rose and Fenghua rose. With its unique advantages of long flowering period, rich color form and fragrance, rose has an irreplaceable position in landscaping. All kinds of perennial flowers have been introduced into the botanical garden. Among them, Hemerocallis fulva, Iris germanica, chrysanthemum and other perennial flowers have been widely used in the landscaping of Urumqi city and achieved good economic benefits. In 1996, more than 200 chrysanthemum varieties were introduced from Beijing Botanical Garden. From 1997 to 2005, the botanical garden held a golden autumn chrysanthemum exhibition from September to October every year. It has successfully held the Ninth "Chrysanthemum Exhibition". Every autumn, people come to the botanical garden to enjoy chrysanthemum has become an important leisure tour project. In September 2004, the botanical garden, on behalf of Xinjiang, participated in the "China's eighth Chrysanthemum Exhibition" held in Shanghai Century Park. This time, the botanical garden won two silver medals and one bronze medal, setting up a good image for people in other provinces to understand Urumqi botanical garden. The first peony exhibition held in Urumqi in 2004 also received good social benefits. The first two-month "flower appreciation Festival" opened on May 1, 2005 has become a new highlight of the botanical garden.

The botanical garden has a 730 square meter intelligent greenhouse, three 1800 square meters solar greenhouses, tissue culture laboratory and other facilities. In recent years, the botanical garden has completed a number of national, autonomous regional and municipal projects, and has won many awards. Among them, the projects with great promotion value of scientific research achievements include: introduction, domestication and popularization of perennial flowers, introduction, cultivation and popularization of Beijing Morning chrysanthemum, seed production and rejuvenation technology of primary and secondary grass flowers, introduction and application of vertical greening materials, pot culture management and flowering period control of chrysanthemum, industrialized grass flower seedling, etc. The botanical garden has been persisting in transforming scientific research achievements into production for many years, and has achieved certain results.

Endangered plants

The existing rare and endangered plants in the botanical garden mainly include: Acer tianshanica, Abies sibirica, Nymphaea involucrata, Astragalus membranaceus, Calligonum mongolicum, Fraxinus microphylla, Prunus armeniaca, Populus euphratica, Populus deltoides, and Zhungeer Crataegus pinnatifida, Ephedra Sinica, Sabina vulgaris, Tussilago farfara, Xanthoceras sorbifolia, Pinus koraiensis, Picea sibirica, Pennisetum bungeanum, Capparis fortunei, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, gymnocarpus, Ginkgo biloba, etc.

Address: No.30, Beijing North Road, Xinshi District, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Longitude: 87.55590057373

Latitude: 43.890201568604

Tel: 0991-6626679

Traffic information: take the bus to the botanical garden station and get off

Ticket information: 5 yuan

Opening hours: 10:00-20:00

Chinese PinYin : Wu Lu Mu Qi Zhi Wu Yuan