Chen Bingde, chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), paid an inspection tour to XTBG on February 17. He hailed XTBG’s achievements in regional biodiversity conservation and contributions to local development.

After visiting the living collections, General Chen, who’s also a member of the Central Military Commission (CMC), China's top military authority, planted a tree of Horsfieldia tetratepala for memory.