Guilin Botanical Gardens
No. 117 Huancheng Xi Yi Road, Guilin, Guangxi, China
Guilin Botanical Gardens is a calmer city attraction that adds a different texture to a Guilin itinerary built around karst peaks and headline river views. The official Guilin tourism guide identifies it as Guilin Botanical Gardens, also referred to in Chinese as 桂林园林植物园, and gives a full visitor listing with address, opening hours and admission information. Established in 1958 and covering 47.9 hectares, it is presented as one of China’s earlier botanical parks, with more than 2,100 subtropical plant species focused on both ornamental and economic uses. That makes it a genuine urban garden visit rather than a vague green space. The tourism listing names distinct areas including gymnosperms, palms, medicinal plants, rare and endangered plants, flowers, lilies, ginkgo and tea gardens, so there is enough structure here for a purposeful visit. It is best suited to travellers who want a lower-intensity stop, families needing open space, or repeat visitors looking beyond Guilin’s essential hill sights. The same official page gives practical details: admission 35 CNY for adults, free entry for children under 120 cm, hours of 08:00 to 18:00, and bus routes including 1, 10, 16, 21, 23, 85 and 202.