A few pics from the paradise

In a world of declining biodiversity, botanical gardens are coming into their own - both as storehouses of rare plants and skills, and increasingly as centers of molecular research.

On December 4, the important project named “Species Conservation and XTBG Capacity Building for Sustainable Development” has passed the acceptance review by a panel of experts .

On October 20, Yunnan provincial government held an on-the-spot meeting for Xishuangbanna tourism in Jinghong. The second-phase tourism construction of CAS Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) has been placed in the list of priority projects and will be actively supported.

The headquarters for the second-phase construction of XTBG tourism has been recently founded according to a decision made by Xishuangbanna prefectural government. The headquarters will be in charge of the all-round organizing, coordinating, commanding and implementing of the construction of XTBG tourism in the second phase.

On May 19, a 17-person delegation of Maejo University Chiang Mai, Thailand, headed up by its vice president Assoc. Prof. Arkmon Kanjanaphachot, paid a visit to XTBG. Prof. Chen Jin, director of XTBG, met and held talks with the delegation.

The master plan of XTBG has passed the scrutiny of a panel of 15 experts. The meeting was co-organized by the CAS Bureau of Life Sciences & Biotechnology and Bureau of Capital Construction on March 19th in Beijing and chaired by CAS vice president Chen Zhu. Prof. Chen Jin, director of XTBG, was present.