Fairy Lake Botanical Garden

Fairylake Botanical Garden or Xianhu Botanical Garden is a 1349.20 acre botanical garden and arboretum located at Liantang Subdistrict, Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The garden is located at the foot of Wutong Mountain, beside the Shenzhen Reservoir. It was categorized as a "national AAAA level tourist site" by the China National Tourism Administration in 2007 and a "national key park" by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development in 2008.

History
Founded in 1983, Fairylake Botanical Garden first opened to the public in 1988. It incorporates scientific research, science popularization, and tourism. As of 2012, there are more than 17 special-category living plant collections and more than 8,000 species of plants in the Fairylake Botanical Garden. On December 18, 2012, the National Cycad Conservation Center was set up here, it has cycads a total of 3 families, 10 genera, and 240 species, ranked second in the world.

Climate
Fairylake Botanical Garden is in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of 23 C, a total annual rainfall of 1608.1 mm, a frost-free period of 355 days and 1975 annual average sunshine hours. Spring, fall and winter are warm, while winter is relatively dry. The highest temperature is 36.6 C, and the lowest temperature 1.4 C.

Gardens


Fairylake Botanical Garden has more than twelve themed Gardens, such as:
 * Cycad Conservation Center
 * Magnolia Garden
 * Rare Trees Garden
 * Arecaceae Garden
 * Bamboo Garden
 * Shade tolerance Garden
 * Desert Plant Garden
 * Fruit Tree Area
 * Aquatic Plant Garden
 * Peach Garden
 * Gymnosperm Garden
 * Bonsai Garden

Tourist attractions
Fairylake Botanical Garden is divided into six scenic areas, including 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 Fairylake, also known as Lake Xian, is a man-made lake with bridges, pagodas and halls all over the area.

Hongfa Temple, is a Buddhist temple located within the Fairylake Botanical Garden.

Transportation

 * Take bus No. 382, 363, 220, or 202 to Fairy Lake Botanical Garden Bus Stop
 * Take bus No. N15, 27, 113, K113, 214, 311, 336, 363, 381, 382 or M468 to Luohu Foreign Language School Bus Stop
 * Take subway Line 2/8 (Shekou Line) to get off at Xianhu Road metro station. Getting out from Exit C2 and walk  to Fairy Lake Botanical Garden Bus Stop