Scenic spot introduction:
Princess Jieyou Lavender Garden in Yili is China's first theme expo park that displays the lavender industry culture in a panoramic manner. It is currently the only themed lavender museum in China and the first lavender wedding photography base in Xinjiang. Ili's lavender is the third largest lavender planting base in the world after Provence, France, and Furano, Japan. It is also the only main lavender producing area in China. Visitors who come here will feel the pure and original ecological scenery without any artificiality, so this place has also earned the reputation of "the hometown of lavender in China".Attractions distribution:
Princess Jieyou Lavender Garden is located on Shanghai South Road, Qingshuihe Town, covering an area of 220 acres. It consists of four parts: the lavender museum, the vanilla variety garden, the lavender landscape garden and the vanilla GMP aroma workshop. Among them, the "Vanilla Culture Gallery" is a vanilla-themed science popularization cultural garden with lavender as the representative of "vanilla science knowledge, vanilla cultural knowledge, vanilla cultural research, vanilla production and processing"; the "Lavender Museum" brings together real objects related to lavender. , specimens, products, literature, pictures, as well as the classic French distillation furnaces and perfume tables on display; the "Herb Variety Garden" has planted more than 30 species of lavender, sacred herbs, mint, rosemary, fragrant perilla, and purple daisies. Strain of vanilla plants. In addition, there are Colorful Flower Fields, Vanilla Lovers, Feng Sheng Shui Qi, Mr. Xiang Shuai, All the Way Love, Purple Sea Yuntian, Lavender Essential Oil Shop and a lavender street where tourists can buy products.Scenic spot qualifications:
National 4A-level scenic spotScenic spot features:
Leisure, sightseeing, flower viewing, photography, industrial tours, museums, flowerstravelling guideline:
The colorful flower field is the most important viewing area in the park. It is located in the center of the park. June to July is the best time to view it. There are no flowers in other seasons. You can only visit the museum when you come to the scenic area.
Every June, the Princess Jieyou Lavender Garden will present a collection of lavender harvesting ceremonies, lavender-themed photography, lavender-themed weddings, customized Princess Jieyou aromatherapy products, lavender art exhibitions, vanilla flower banquets, lavender flowers A series of colorful lavender-themed cultural and entertainment activities such as event gatherings, incense-making performances, folk song and dance performances, etc.
Tour route:
The museum is as soon as you enter from the gate. Behind the museum are colorful flower fields, variety gardens, herb workshops and a large purple lavender field behind the scenic spot. The play area is about 200 meters deep. After visiting the museum, you can take photos in the flower fields and in the herb workshops. Just visit the essential oil production process, and the general tour time is about 2-3 hours.
Best time to visit:
Summer and Autumn
Shopping recommendations:
Lavender skin care products, sachets, essential oils, dried flowers and other related products.
Scenic spot location:
China>Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region>Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture>Huocheng County
How to get there:
Bus route: Take the bus from Yining Yili Prefecture Bus Terminal. It starts at 8:00 every morning and runs every 30 minutes (the total distance is about 60 kilometers), directly to the Qingshui River Princess Jieyou Lavender Garden.
Self-driving route: Qingyi Expressway → G312 → X727 → G218.
Scenic area map:
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Ili Lavender ticket price:
Off-season (approximately mid-October to the end of April the following year): 17 yuan
Peak season (approximately early May-early October): 35 yuan
Scenic area opening hours:
Off-season (approximately mid-October to the end of April the following year): 10:00-18:00
Peak season (approximately early May-early October): 09:00-20:00
Depending on the number of tourists every day, the specific opening hours of the scenic spot will vary.
