Chenshan Botanical Garden in Sheshan National Tourist Resort features biodiversity awash with rare plants. [Photo/IC]

Chenshan Botanical Garden, a popular site in Sheshan Resort, was promoted as a national based for nature education during the 2019 China Forest Tour Festival in Nantong, Jiangsu province, on Oct 18.

The festival bridged eco-tourism products with demand from the market and showcased the latest achievements made in the development of beautiful China and forest tourism, including the nature education courses and tours presented by Chenshan Botanical Garden.

The garden, co-built by the Shanghai municipal government, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the then National Forestry Administration, aims to study and promote knowledge of different plant species among the public.

People take photos of water lilies at the Chenshan Botanical Garden in Shanghai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

It features beautiful landscapes, over 9,000 distinctive plant species, 26 themed parks for rare plants including magnoliaceae, roseceae, cerasus, malus mill, iris, aquatic plants, xeric plants, and herb plants.

Since its opening, the garden has received many domestic and foreign tourists, including more than 600 peers for academic exchanges.

Chenshan Botanical Garden has bloomed into a window for Shanghai and its local botanical technology and culture.

Water lilies are seen at the Chenshan Botanical Garden in Shanghai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]