Hangzhou Botanical Garden, Botanical garden near West Lake, China

Hangzhou Botanical Garden is a large planted area located at the foot of Jade Spring Hill, organized into themed sections including a Bamboo Garden and a Botany Classification Garden. The site brings together thousands of plant specimens arranged for both public enjoyment and scientific research.

A preparatory committee was formed in 1955, and the garden was formally established in July 1965 under its first director, Yu Senwen. It lies in Taoyuanling, Xihu District, covers 248.46 hectares and is affiliated to the Hangzhou Gardens and Relics Management Bureau. It also serves as a botanical research base for Zhejiang University.

The garden is affiliated with the Hangzhou Gardens and Relics Management Bureau, and its first director after formal establishment in July 1965 was Yu Senwen. It also serves as a main botanical study and research base for Zhejiang University, so visitors may see students and researchers working among the collections.

The site is accessible by public transportation and within walking distance of West Lake's shoreline. Paths are generally flat and marked, making it easy to explore different garden areas at your own pace and discover what interests you most.

The garden's 248.46 hectares lie between 10 and 165 metres above sea level on Taoyuanling, beside Zhejiang University's Yuquan campus. Its collection holds 3,458 plant species in 223 families and 1,209 genera, gathered from China and abroad, and the soil is red and yellow earth with a pH of 4.9 to 6.5.