Popular Science----Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden,CAS

	Welcome to Xishuangbanna Yunnan: Leaves of Victoria Water Lily large enough for a person to sit on The best time for viewing the Victoria Water Lily has arrived at Xishuangbanna Botanical Garden. This plant is famous for its giant size and ability to hold a person, prompting many tourists to take pictures of themselves sitting on it. 　　The Victoria is a kind of water lily that originated in South America. Its flat floati...

	Chinese government has done excellent job about wandering elephants: expert Chinese government has done excellent job about wandering elephants: expert 　　KUNMING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Fifteen wandering wild Asian elephants had been trekking about 500 km to the outskirts of Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, probably one of the longest journeys ever recorded for such a herd in Chi...

	Wandering elephants unlikely to return home soon, experts say The elephant herd wanders on a mountain ridge, looking for food, in Yuxi, Yunnan province, on Sunday. [Photo by Zhou Xin/for China Daily] 　　Plentiful food supply, swollen rivers discouraging herd from heading south 　　A herd of wandering elephants that has received global attention may have a prolonged journey back to thei...

	XTBG holds Public Science Day Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) launched a series of science popularization to celebrate this years’ International Biodiversity Day (May 22) and 17th Public Science Day of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) from May 21 to 23. 　　Starting May 21, XTBG combined online and on-site activities to raise public a...

	“Biodiversity in XTBG” photo show on display at Ethnic Culture Museum Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) is home to over 13,000 living species of plants, making it one of the biggest botanical gardens in the world. It also harbors diverse birds, spiders, butterflies, fireflies and many other insects, etc. 　　To exhibit some important diversity in the garden, a photo show themed wit...

	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius come to bloom Elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius), a striking aroid from tropical Asia, is extensively cultivated for its edible tubers. 　　To display the landscape of blooming Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, a section was specially designated for cultivating the elephant foot yam or whitespot giant arum at the Distinctive Plan...

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