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	Fantastic plants in Xishuangbanna Botanical Garden 　　Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden in southwest China's Yunnan Province is a paradise for plant lovers. Here, you can try the Victoria amazonica with giant leaves floating on the water that can support a human. You can also stand beside the giant elephant ear with a height of between 1.5 and 3 meters. Besides, you c...

	Watch out for 'flying dragons' in Xishuangbanna rain forest 　　Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanic Garden is home to thorny and intertwining vines which appear like flying dragons. The plant named Caesalpinia cucullata can be seen in Yunnan Province, southwest China, and in some other Asian countries. 　　The vines carry small prickles. While walking in the rain forest, people can easily...

	Live: Lost in Greenery - Jungle trekking in SW China's Xishuangbanna 　　Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, located in southwest China's Yunnan Province and bordered with Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam, has been renowned for its abundant diversity of tropical plants and vegetation. Tune in to find out some nature wonders and bizarres, as CGTN's Ge Ning is on an adventurous journey in the rai...

	Genomes offer new insights into fig-wasp symbiotic system 　　Banyan trees are fig trees that begin their life as epiphyte. The most noticeable feature of banyan Ficus species is their extraordinary aerial roots，which enable them to live as hemi-epiphytes, as do the strangler figs often seen in tropical forests. 　　Being special for the enclosed urn-shaped inflorescence, fig plan...

	Under-regulated pet trade leaves thousands of species vulnerable 　　Keeping reptiles is fashionable, but what are the consequences for wild reptiles? 　　More reptiles are kept as pets than you might expect. In 2008, the British Federation for Herpetologists reported that reptiles outnumbered dogs as the top pet in the UK, with an estimated eight million in captivity. Yet, unlike dogs, m...

	The eco-school near China's southwest border 　　Xishuangbanna in southwest China's Yunnan Province is known for its diverse plant species and unique rainforest ecosystem. If you come to Xiaojie Central Primary School in Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna, you may be amazed by abundant plants thriving in the school. 　　Apart from plumeria trees, golden shower trees and some...

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