The National Arboretum is here!

On April 18, the National Botanical Garden was officially unveiled in Beijing

On April 18, the news of the official opening of the National Botanical Garden in Beijing was swiped on the Internet, and many citizens and tourists came to the National Botanical Garden to "check in" to take pictures

Based on the existing conditions of the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (South Garden) and the Beijing Botanical Garden (North Garden), the National Botanical Garden is organically integrated through expansion and efficiency enhancement, with a total planned area of ​​nearly 600 hectares

Building a National Botanical Garden System

"Children are now staring at the screen all day.

Where is the best place to take pictures? When is the best viewing period for different plants? Which parks are must-sees.

The State Forestry and Grassland Administration stated that the establishment of a national botanical garden in Beijing is an important part of the construction of the national botanical garden system.

Zhou Zhihua, deputy director of the Department of Animals and Plants of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration, said that it is of great significance to start the construction of the national botanical garden system.

Main forms of ex situ conservation

The establishment of a national botanical garden system is not only the wish of many researchers and botany enthusiasts, but also the meaning of China's ecological civilization construction

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Zhou Zhihua said that the construction of a natural reserve system with national parks as the main body is the main form of in situ conservation, and the construction of a botanical garden system led by the National Botanical Garden is the main form of ex situ conservation.

He Ran, executive director of the National Botanical Garden (North Garden), said that the establishment of a national botanical garden in the capital is a common practice in many countries in the world

"Punch Place" for Popular Science Study Tour

Botanical gardens are often referred to as "Noah's Ark" for the protection of rare and endangered plants

According to reports, the future National Botanical Garden will meet major needs such as the frontiers of plant science, the construction of national ecological civilization, and the security of biological resources, and will achieve significant original results in research on the formation mechanism of plant diversity and the response model of fragile ecosystems to global changes.

Zhao Hongtao, director of the Science Popularization Education Department of Beijing Natural History Museum, has been devoted to the popularization of natural science all the year round.
He believes that the construction of the National Botanical Garden system will promote the popularization of botany, strengthen people's understanding of ex situ conservation, and improve people's understanding of plant diversity conservation.
has important practical significance
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"As teachers, we are looking forward to this moment
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" Zhen Zhaomin, a high school biology teacher from Beijing, said that in the National Botanical Garden, teenagers can not only see plant specimens from all over the world, but more importantly, they can experience botany on the spot The charm of research
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In Zhen Zhaomin's view, the National Botanical Garden will become the second classroom for many biology teachers, and it will also become an important "check-in place" for many foreign students to come to Beijing for study tours
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