On April 19, Mr. Liu Ping, deputy governor of Yunnan province, presided over a meeting to hear a report on the master plan and its phased implementation plan and infrastructure construction of XTBG in the near two years in the administrative building of Yunnan Provincial Government, Kunming. The work report was made by Prof. Chen Jin, director of XTBG.

  After listening to the report, Mr. Liu said that the XTBG master plan is in accordance with the reality of XTBG, the need of accelerating tourism industry in Xishuangbanna and the sustainable development of XTBG. Fully acknowledging the historic contributions and the status quo of the Garden, the deputy governor said that the government will actively support XTBG. Mr. Liu also put forward conducive suggestions for the development of the Garden.

   Ms. Dao Linyin, sheriff of Xishuangbanna prefectural government, also expressed that the prefectural government will give continued support to XTBG.

    Concerned leaders from Yunnan Provincial Development & Reform Commission, Departments of Science & Technology, Finance, Land & Resources, Tourism Administration, and Provincial Tourism Investment Company, CAS Kunming Branch, etc were present at the meeting. The participants put forward many valuable suggestions for the tourism infrastructure construction and sustainable development of XTBG after reviewing the documentation of the master plan and listening to the report made by Dr. Chen Jin.