Fairylake Botanical Garden, Botanical garden and cultural institution in Luohu District, China.
Fairylake Botanical Garden covers 546 hectares at the foot of Wutong Mountain, beside the Shenzhen Reservoir in Luohu District. It is divided into six scenic areas: the Heaven & Earth Area, the Fairylake Area, the Hongfa Temple Area, the Desert Plant Area, the Fossil Forest Area and the Conifers Azalea Area. The man-made Lake Xian, or Fairylake, is crossed by bridges and flanked by pagodas and halls.
The garden was established in 1983 and opened to the public in 1988, becoming an important destination over time. In 2007 it received the national AAAA level classification from China's tourism authority.
The Hongfa Temple within these grounds serves as an active Buddhist center where monks perform ceremonies throughout the year. Visitors can walk through the temple halls and experience the spiritual practices that take place there.
The garden lies on Xianhu Road in Liantang Subdistrict, Luohu District, at the foot of Wutong Mountain beside the Shenzhen Reservoir. Bus 382, 363, 220 or 202 stops at Fairy Lake Botanical Garden, and metro Line 2/8 serves Xianhu Road station, Exit C2. The grounds are divided into six scenic areas, so plan routes between the lake, temple and fossil forest.
The National Cycad Conservation Center, set up here on 18 December 2012, holds 3 families, 10 genera and 240 cycad species, a collection ranked second in the world. Cycads are among the oldest seed plants, and the center's holdings make it a reference point for their conservation.
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