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Hunan Forest Botanical Garden

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Hunan Forest Botanical Garden
Hunan Forest Botanical Garden. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Hunan Botanical Garden (simplified, traditional, pinyin: Húnánshěng Zhíwùyuán), formerly known as Hunan Forest Botanical Garden (Húnánshěng Sēnlín Zhíwùyuán), is a botanical garden and arboretum located in Yuhua District of Changsha, Hunan, China. Covering an area of 1.4 square kilometres (350 acres), the garden was established in 1985 and opened to the public in 1985. It serves multiple functions, including botanical research, scientific education, ex situ conservation, exhibition, and tourism. It is also the only integrated organization for botanical research, conservation and utilization in Hunan.

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