South China National Botanical Garden inaugurated in Guangzhou
Updated: July 11, 2022 19:41Xinhua
Photo taken on July 11, 2022 shows the South China National Botanical Garden in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province. China's second national botanical garden South China National Botanical Garden was officially inaugurated on July 11, after the country's first was unveiled in its capital city Beijing in April of this year. [Photo/Xinhua]
GUANGZHOU — The South China National Botanical Garden was inaugurated in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, on July 11.
It aims to strengthen the conservation, scientific research and knowledge dissemination of tropical and subtropical plants.
The garden has three research centers, one herbarium, two national-level field stations and three key laboratories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
With a total planned area of 319 hectares, it conserves more than 20,000 plant species, including 6,000 economic plant species, across 38 specialized gardens.
As a country with some of the richest plant biodiversity around the world, China is home to more than 37,000 known higher plant species, accounting for about one-tenth of the global total.
On April 18, the country also made another milestone move to strengthen its biodiversity protection by officially inaugurating the China National Botanical Garden in Beijing.
Aerial photo taken on July 11, 2022 shows a view of South China National Botanical Garden in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province. [Photo/Xinhua]
A staff member introduces a national key protected wild plant at South China National Botanical Garden in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province on July 4, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
A staff member conducts a proliferation operation on paphiopedilum at South China National Botanical Garden in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province on July 4, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
A staff member checks on test-tube plantlets at South China National Botanical Garden in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province on July 4, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
A staff member stamps plants samples with a serial number at South China National Botanical Garden in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province on July 4, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
A staff member takes pictures of plants samples at South China National Botanical Garden in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province, on July 4, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
A staff member sorts out plants samples at South China National Botanical Garden in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province, on July 4, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
Aerial photo taken on July 11, 2022 shows a view of South China National Botanical Garden in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province. [Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on July 11, 2022 shows giant water lilies at South China National Botanical Garden in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
