Stone Bridge in the Beijing Botanical Garden
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Narniaexpert
N 39° 59.940 E 116° 12.319
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A traditional Chinese architecture style stone bridge found in the Beijing Botanical Gardens
Waymark Code: WM8NGW
Location: China
Date Posted: 04/24/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 9

This stone bride is located inside the Beijing Botanical Garden. The bridge is designed in a traditional Chinese style. This bridge is used for foot transportation. The bridge is mostly designed for it's aesthetic value and not just for transportation.

The Beijing Botanical Garden was founded in 1956. Since then it has been visited by more than four million people a year. The botanical garden is over 300 hectares in size. It costs 5 RNB to visit the botanical gardens (US$0.73). There is the Geocache GC26NP8 Blockhouse in Beijing Botanical Garden located in the Botanical Garden.

To get to this waymark follow these instructions posted on the Botanical Garden's Website:

By bus :
331, 634, 696, 714, 733, 318, 360,  There are two main visitor entrances on Xiangshan Nanlu and Xiangyi Lu.

By car : 
From The Summer Palace: Continue straight onto Xiangyi Lu and drive 10 kilometers and turn right to the parking lot. 

From the Fifth Ring Road: Exit at Fragrant Hill drive 0.8 kilometers and turn right to the parking lot.

Parking :
There is a visitor entrance and attended parking (for a fee) at South Gate.
Parking lot opens at 8 am and close at 6pm. There is no overnight parking. Buses only when space permits.

For additional information about getting to the Garden, please call us during work hours at : 86-10-62591283 (Chinese Service)
Physical Location (city, county, etc.): Beijing, China

Road, Highway, Street, etc.: Located in the Beijing Botanical Garden

Water or other terrain spanned: Lake in Beijing Botanical Garden

Architect/Builder: Not listed

Construction Date: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
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