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Forest Park,
one of the nine forest parks in the country, lies in Red Bridge Village
Xing Dian Town, a northern suburb of the city. It is 7 km away from the
urban district with a total area of 859 ha. Its surrounded on three sides
by mountains while the other faces the river. The entire park is divided
into five parts: Mid-Asian tropical evergreen broadleaf tree region, South-Asian
tropical jungle region, Banyan tree region, region of wild fruit trees
in hilly country and off-shore r wood region. It also includes a rare
botanical garden and a rose & camellia garden. This park has been
collecting and cultivating more than 2,500 kinds of plants from home and
abroad, thus becoming a distinctive forest museum. The "Banyan King" of
Fuzhou stands tall and upright on the bank of Bayi Reservoir in this park.
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