Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

·Explore the scientific world behind 50,000 living plants and look back to the elegant palaces and pastoral scenery of the 18th century

·Enter the charming conservatory and experience the Temperate House and Palm House

·Wander through the art gallery of classical and contemporary botanical paintings

Kew Gardens, officially known as the Royal Botanic Gardens, was originally a British royal garden, with a collection of about 50,000 species of plants, accounting for about one-eighth of the known plants. It is a world cultural heritage recognized by the United Nations. The botanical garden is huge, and in addition to the conventional garden design, there is also a special wildlife sanctuary. The reserve is close to the Thames River and has a good ecological environment. The history of Kew Gardens can be traced back to 1759, which is a botanical garden covering an area of only 3.5 hectares in the manor. By 1840, Kew Gardens was handed over to government management and gradually opened to the public. Later, after three donations from the Royal family, by 1904, the scale of Kew Gardens reached 121 hectares.

△ Explore remarkable indoor rainforest and discover tropical plants from some of the most threatened environments in the world from the Palm House

△ Kew Palace was constructed in 1631 and serving as the summer home of King George III in the 18th century

△ Venture into high-altitude territory and experience the cool, dry and windy conditions that allow alpine plants to flourish in Davies Alpine House

△ With ten computer-controlled climate zones, the Princess of Wales Conservatory is a glassy labyrinth leading you through a series of fascinating ecosystems

△ The pads of giant Amazon waterlily (Victoria amazonica) grows up to three metres wide