On April 16, Mr. Xie Zhenhua, member of the 16th CPC Central Committee and former director of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), came to inspect XTBG in the company of Dr. Hua Sheng, president of Yanjin Huaqiao University. Prof. Cao Min, deputy director of XTBG, accompanied them a tour within the Garden.
Dr. Cao Min showed Mr. Xie and his companions around the Garden, including the elite living plant collections, the seed bank and the Tropical Rainforest Ethnic Culture Museum. Prof. Cao also briefed the history and status quo of the Garden to the visiting leaders, esp. about the achievements made in scientific research, species preservation and public science education in the past few years.
Mr. Xie exchanged ideas with Dr. Cao on rare and endangered plant conservation and the classification of invasive species. He also gave high remarks to the work of XTBG.
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