No. The Chinese Academy of Sciences Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden is in Menglun, Mengla County, in southern Yunnan. It is separate from the Dali, Shaxi and Lijiang sequence many visitors plan in the north of the province.
Use its full Chinese name, 中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园, together with Menglun when looking at a map or accommodation. Menglun and Mengla town are different destinations. A botanical garden beside Lijiang's Black Dragon Pool is also a different institution, so reviews of that garden cannot answer whether the CAS collections suit you.
The garden has a western area of cultivated collections and eastern forest areas. Its visitor information lists aquatic, fruit and medicinal plant collections among the western stops. That gives a plant-focused traveller a specific reason to go, rather than relying on the word botanical.
For a ten-day northern itinerary, treat the garden as a separate southern stay. Count travel to the region, the onward transfer to Menglun and any return needed for your departure. Time aboard a train or aircraft is only part of that move.
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The CAS tropical garden is in Menglun, Mengla County, southern Yunnan.
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Western collections and eastern forest areas offer different visits.
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Adding it to Dali and Lijiang requires a separate southern travel block.
Why this is different for foreign visitors
The CAS tropical garden is in Menglun, Mengla County, southern Yunnan. A Lijiang garden review describes a different institution.
Frequently asked
Is Menglun the same place as Mengla town?
No. Use Menglun and the garden's complete institution name when searching maps and accommodation.
Which collections interest plant-focused visitors?
The western visitor route includes aquatic, medicinal and tropical fruit plants, palms and banyans.