🌿【Must-visit in Xiamen】Botanical Garden: The Wizard of Oz between the mountains and the sea, the Internet celebrity escalator goes straight to the clouds! 🏞️

If you come to Xiamen, **Xiamen Botanical Garden** (Wanshi Botanical Garden) is definitely a must-visit place! This is not only a national 5A-level scenic spot, but also hides tropical rainforests, giant cacti, centuries-old monuments, and the newly popular **Sea-view Escalator** that takes you directly to the top of the mountain in 9 minutes. Every shot you take is a blockbuster! 📸

### **📍 Must-visit attractions**
1. **Rainforest World** 🌧️
- Turn on the fog forest system at a fixed time every day, and the sunlight will pass through the mist to form a Tyndall effect, with fairy air lingering, just like the secret world of Avatar!
- Hidden historical sites include **Qiaoxi Bridge** (the oldest stone bridge in Xiamen) and **Qindong** (where Zheng Chenggong studied).
- **Spraying time**: October-April 9:00-11:00 & 14:00-16:00; May-October 8:30-11:00 & 15:00-17:00.

2. **Succulent Plant Area** 🌵
- The largest cactus exhibition area in China, with giant golden barrel cactus, bottle trunk trees, elephant leg trees, etc., it feels like walking into a desert oasis!
- Around the Spring Festival, the aloe vera flowers are in full bloom, and the orange-red flower carpet is super stunning.

3. **Nanmen Seaview Escalator** 🌊
- Newly opened in 2022! 9 escalators lead directly to the top of the mountain, where you can overlook the panoramic view of the mountains, lakes, sea and city along the way. The end point is connected to a wooden plank road, allowing you to easily reach the rain forest and succulent area.
- **Opening hours**: 7:30-17:30, it is recommended to climb to the top in the evening to watch the sunset!

4. **Hundred Flowers Hall & Rose Garden** 🌸
- There is a jasmine flower exhibition in Baihua Hall during the Spring Festival, and the classical garden is matched with colorful flowers; the rose garden is suitable for taking pictures of peach and plum blossoms.

### **📌 Tips for Playing**
✅ **Ticket**: 30 yuan/person, reservation can be made online.
✅ **Transportation**:
- West Gate (main entrance): Take bus to Botanical Garden Station or Subway Line 1 to Zhongshan Park Station.
- **South Gate** (Guanhai Escalator): Take bus No. 49 directly there, and there is a parking lot for those who drive.
✅ **Route Recommendation**:
- **Lazy version**: Take the escalator at the South Gate → Viewing the mountain top → Scenic shuttle bus (5 yuan one way) → Rainforest World → Succulent Area → Exit from the West Gate.
- **In-depth tour**: Enter through the west gate → Araucaria lawn → Rainforest → Succulent area → Hundred Flowers Hall → Go down the mountain via the escalator at the south gate.

**✨ Hidden gameplay**:
- The park opens at 6:30 in the morning when there are the least people and the light and shadow are the best!
- There is a Minnan-style cafe at the South Gate Visitor Center, which is a good place to take a break.

When you come to Xiamen, don’t forget to experience the dreaminess of the tropical rainforest, the wonder of the succulent kingdom, and the grandeur of the mountains and the sea embracing each other in this “green lung of the city”! 🌴📷

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