Field tour to Huaxi and Xiling mountain for Azaleas

Huaxi West China Subalpine Botanical Garden, locates at Dujiangyan, about 30KM to Dujiangyan city, about 90KM to Chengdu, covers an area of 100 hectares, established in 1986 by both Dujiangyan City and China Institute of Botany (affiliated of Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS). Lies at between east longitude 103˚27', north latitude 30˚44', altitude from 600 to 4000m, core area from 1700-1800M, average annual temperature is 8˚C, average annual rainfall 1800mm. Famous for its Azaleas, Davidia, Primula.

Azaleas Garden (Rhododendron, Rhododendra, Rhodoendron Indicum, Rhodo, Azaiea, Dujuan in Chinese), there about 300 species of cultivated azaleas in Huaxi Garden, the best and the rarest Azaleas as follow:
Rhododendron davidii;
Rh. calophytum;
Rh. dendroncharis;
Rh. rex;
Rh. faberi;
Rh. strigillosum;
Rh. ririei;
Rh. hunnewellianum;
Rh. nitidulum var.omeiense;
Rh. discolor.

Others rare plants as: Cardiocrinum giganteum;  Prumula pulverulenta; Davidia involucrata etc.
Better time to visit from 01Apr to 10May.

All above subject to our confirmation.