Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a designated tourism unit of Beijing and Haidian District Tourism Administration.

Introduction to botanical garden

The Beijing Botanical Garden of the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was established in 1955 with the approval of the Central People's Government under the initiative of academician Yu Dejun and other older botanists. It is also one of the earliest botanical gardens established by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in the 1950s after the founding of new China. Beijing Botanical Garden is located in the capital of China. It is supported by the Institute of Botany, which has a long history and strong scientific research force. It has always been a window and gateway for China and the Academy of Sciences in botany and botanical garden to display achievements and academic exchanges. There are also a group of outstanding scientists who play an important role in ex situ conservation and resource development research and international cooperation. The botanical garden has a planning area of 119 hectares and an existing land area of 74 hectares, including 20.7 hectares of exhibition area, 17.2 hectares of experimental site, 1820 square meters of exhibition greenhouse and 3000 square meters of experimental greenhouse. More than 10 exhibition areas and rooms have been built, including arboretum, perennial flower garden, rose garden, peony garden, herbal garden, crape myrtle garden, wild fruit tree resource area, environmental protection plant area, aquatic plant area, rare and endangered plant area, tropical and subtropical plant exhibition greenhouse, etc. There are nearly 5000 species (including varieties) of cultivated plants, including about 2000 species of trees and shrubs, more than 1000 species of tropical and subtropical plants, nearly 500 species (including varieties) of flowers, and more than 1500 species of fruit trees, aromatic plants, oil plants, Chinese herbal medicines, aquatic plants, etc. More than 75000 seed specimens and 22500 species were collected in the seed Herbarium, ranking the first in Asia and the third in the world. It has plant seed exchange relations with more than 300 units in more than 60 countries (or regions).

It has also achieved good results in science popularization. It receives about 200000 tourists every year. It is a designated internship or learning unit of some professional colleges and primary and secondary schools in Beijing and other places. It has been awarded the titles of "National Youth Science and technology education base", "Beijing Science Popularization Education Base" and "Haidian Science Popularization Education Base" in the first batch. It is also a designated tourism base of Beijing and Haidian Tourism Bureau Company.

Beijing Botanical Garden focuses on the introduction and cultivation of rare and endangered plants and plants with important economic value. It focuses on the ex situ protection of wild plants in the north, explores the resources of wild plants, summarizes the theories and methods of plant introduction and domestication, and uses the methods of plant ecology and landscape aesthetics to configure and display plants, so as to make them become the ex situ protection and sustainable utilization of plant diversity in the north It is the base of scientific research and popular science education.

Beijing Botanical Garden mainly studies: ex situ conservation of wild plants in northern China; introduction, conservation and rescue strategies of rare and endangered plants; long-term conservation and utilization of seed biology and germplasm resources; introduction and utilization of important economic plant resources and cultivation of new varieties. On the other hand, based on the strong scientific research foundation of the Institute of Botany, Beijing Botanical Garden, combined with plant collection and specialty garden construction, serves for the in-depth study of plant system and evolution, classification and reproduction, ecology and other disciplines of the Institute of Botany.

In the knowledge innovation project of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Botanical Garden is regarded as the "network construction of botanical garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences" As the core botanical garden in the middle temperate zone, we will strive to improve the ability of knowledge innovation and knowledge dissemination of Beijing Botanical Garden as a national strategic resource reserve, build one of the research centers for ex situ conservation and sustainable utilization of plant germplasm resources in China and a national popular science education base, and lay the foundation for building a world-class "classic" botanical garden.

Organization composition

leadership ranks

Director: Ge song (concurrently) executive director: Liu Gongshe

Deputy director: Wang Liangsheng

Zheng Yuanrun (director of Huaxi Alpine botanical garden)

Innovation Research Group

Innovative research group on ex situ conservation and sustainable utilization of wild plant resources

Research group of seed physiology and Biotechnology Innovation

Responsible research group of flower physiology, genetics and breeding

Responsible research group of molecular genetics of seed development

Plant introduction and domestication group

It focuses on the introduction, collection, cultivation, observation and recording of wild plant resources, new variety cultivation, screening and other related research, and is also responsible for the daily management of relevant plant experimental areas and the technical guidance and management of plants in exhibition areas.

Park construction and management group

It is mainly responsible for the design and construction of the botanical garden open exhibition area, and carries out business and daily management of various plants according to the plant growth characteristics and the technical requirements of the garden open management.

Science popularization open group

Plan and organize various popular science activities, exhibitions, lectures, consultation, etc., and be responsible for the design and production of popular science guide system, plant brand, popular science signs and tourism facilities, as well as the management of the daily opening of the botanical garden.

Park Office

It is mainly responsible for daily visit reception, Q & A, consultation letter processing and reply, document upload and release, botanical garden document file and related data management, seed exchange, botanical garden information system and financial office business work.

Achievement introduction

Since the establishment of the botanical garden, about 98 scientific research achievements have been identified by experts, including 8 national awards, 14 Chinese Academy of Sciences Awards, 38 ministerial, provincial, municipal and National Association Awards, and more than 10 registered patents; about 310 new and excellent species and varieties have been introduced and bred. The important achievements include: "breeding of new grape varieties", "collection, preservation and evaluation of safflower germplasm", "Introduction and application of buffaloes", "ex situ protection of rare and endangered plants", "sweet sorghum breeding", "seed imbibition and chilling injury and osmotic regulation" and "natural antioxidant research".

Research and demonstration of new aromatic plant varieties breeding and key cultivation techniques

With the support of the Ministry of science and technology, Academy of Sciences and Xinjiang production and Construction Corps project, we cooperated with the fourth agricultural division of Xinjiang production and Construction Corps to carry out the research on breeding and cultivation key technologies of lavender, peppermint and other aromatic plants in Yili area of Xinjiang, screened out five excellent germplasms, established rapid propagation technology system and optimized cultivation technology specifications, and promoted the cultivation of 20000 mu, so as to promote the characteristic industry of natural flavor in Xinjiang The rapid development of science and technology has laid the foundation. In 2010, it passed the appraisal of scientific and technological achievements organized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS CJZ No. 017).

tourist guide

Opening Hours

8:00--16:30

admission ticket

94 yuan

Ticket discount

1. Children under 1.2m are free of charge.

2. Half price discount for college, middle school and primary school students (excluding Adult Education) with valid certificates.

3. Half price discount for certificate holders of social security fund.

4. Half price discount for old people with old age certificate.

5. Senior citizens are free with Beijing senior citizen preferential card.

6. The disabled are free of charge with their disability certificate.

7. Retired personnel are free of charge with their retirement certificates.

8. Servicemen and armed police officers and soldiers in active service are free of charge with valid certificates.

bus line

Take No. 634, 696, 331 and get off at Wofosi station, then walk south for 200m to the East.

Take bus No. 360, 630, 714, 698, 505 and Yuntong No. 112 to the botanical garden station

Scenic spot recommendation

Address: No.20, Nanxin village, Xiangshan, Haidian District, Beijing, near Beijing Botanical Garden

Longitude: 116.2149784565

Latitude: 39.990074913807

Tel: 010-62836013; 010-628

Ticket information: market price: 10.0 yuan