Located in Changang village, Huadu district, the 53-hectare Baosang Garden has more than 100,000 mulberry trees of different varieties.

As a calling card for Guangzhou's horticulture industry, the garden integrates both modern agriculture and ecology to become the ideal place to go sightseeing and gain a better understanding of silkworm farming and raw silk production.

Baosang Garden is about one hour's drive from downtown Guangzhou. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The garden allows guests to learn and have fun picking mulberry leaves, visit the museum, silkworm farm, silk products exhibition hall, water sports area and outdoor sports zone.

Visitors feed silkworms at the silkworm farm in Baosang Garden. [Photo/visitgz.com]

If you go

Opening hours: 9:00-18:00.

Ticket price: For an adult: 60 yuan ($8.9). For children under 1.2 meters: free. For old citizens more than 60 years old: free.

Transportation: From Guangzhou to Baosang Garden: Start from Guangqing Expressway and turn right at Shanqian Avenue Exit. Turn left and drive towards the Biguiyuan Holliday Village. After passing Changang toll station, you'll arrive at the garden. 

Visitors enjoy themselves with outdoor activities at Baosang Garden. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]