Colorful Butterfly Garden (Beijing Butterfly Ecological Park)

Colorful Butterfly Garden (Beijing Butterfly Ecological Park)

The Colorful Butterfly Garden is Asia’s largest live butterfly viewing park, located in Shunyi, Beijing, covering an area of over 1,000 acres. It breeds more than 30 varieties of high-quality butterflies, producing approximately 5 million butterflies annually. Combining butterfly breeding, viewing, science education, and various cultural activities, it is the country’s only family-friendly educational base and science education base themed around butterflies.

Highlights of the Park:

Highlight 1: Butterfly Viewing

Butterflies flutter here all year round at the Colorful Butterfly Garden. You can get up close to dozens of premium butterfly species and dance with them.

Highlight 2: Butterfly Release

Legend has it that if you whisper your wishes into the ear of a butterfly and then release it, the butterfly will carry your dreams to the spirits and angels, making them come true. The Colorful Butterfly Garden features a 10,000㎡ release plaza where you can set butterflies free, entrusting your dreams and hopes to them.

Highlight 3: Butterfly Science

Here, you can not only view butterfly specimens from around the world and learn about the life cycles of various butterflies, but also closely observe the stages of butterfly larvae and the entire process of metamorphosis.

Highlight 4: Butterfly Culture

From the ancient tales of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai transforming into butterflies and Zhuang Zhou dreaming of being a butterfly a thousand years ago, to modern butterfly kites and embroidery, butterfly culture has a long and rich history. The Butterfly Culture Corridor showcases the endless charm of butterfly culture through poetry, calligraphy, and paintings.

Highlight 5: Strolling Through Flower Seas

Spanning over 200 acres, the colorful sea of flowers features reds, yellows, and purples, bursting with vibrant hues and fragrances, with butterflies fluttering among them.

Highlight 6: Interactive Activities

At the DIY butterfly wing art workshop, you can experience the joy of creating exquisite artworks using butterfly wings with your own hands. Additionally, by participating in activities, you can witness the growth process of butterflies and contemplate the true meaning of life.

Highlight 7: Children’s Fruit Picking

With bright red apples and golden persimmons, over 20,000 potted fruit trees are lush and heavy with fruit. The trees are all under 1 meter in height and crown diameter, making it easy for children to pick the fruits themselves. While enjoying the sweet harvest, they can also experience the joy of a bountiful yield and appreciate nature’s gifts.

Step into the Colorful Butterfly Garden and immerse yourself in the beautiful and magical world of butterflies.

Public Transport: Take bus 980, 916, 987, or 936 to Dulanzhuang (take bus 915 to the West Gate), then transfer to bus 25 to Nanlangzhong Bus Stop. Walk 300 meters east from the traffic light on Bai Ma Road.

Self-Drive: From Jingmi Road or the end of the Airport Expressway, take Shunping Road to Kuliu Tree Roundabout, head north to Bai Ma Road, then go west for 6 kilometers. The garden is 500 meters north of the fifth traffic light on the Ba Ma Lu exit of the Beijing-Chengde Expressway, heading toward Mapo.

Ticket Price

50 RMB

Opening Hours

09:30—16:30

Location

North of Nanlangzhong Village, Gaoliying Town, Shunyi District, Beijing