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education has been treated as one of main tasks since
the time the garden open to the public in 1988. |
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garden is an important scenic spot in Shenzhen and was |
| chosen through public appraisal as one of The Ten Scenic Spots of
Shenzhen in December, 1997. Every tourist takes a vivid botanical
lesson when he or she comes to and relaxes around the garden. More
and more citizens like to visit the garden and the garden really becomes
a great natural classroom for environment education. The yearly tourists
number from its opening to last year is as following : |
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Three
galleries for science exhibition have been established. The first
one is in ex situ conservation center for cycads,which display introduces
cycads all over the world and their evolution.The second one is in
shade plants garden, which display is called "Plant Evolution Show"
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set up in 1998. The third one is in medicinal plant garden,which
displays rare herbs & traditional medicine. All these shows give citizens
a lot of knowledge about plant evolution and traditional Chinese medical
science.
There are also three
wall newspapers respectively in palm garden, bamboo garden and cycad
garden. They introduce interesting plants and many botanical background
and are updated two or three time a year.
From the middle of June to the end of September, 2000 a big environmental
education exhibition named as Globe Change with Our Serious Situation
was held in the garden. About 6000 persons , especially lot of pupils
and middle school students, visited it. |
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A
friendly relationship has been established between the garden and
Shenzhen Economic Daily. A supplement of Shenzhen Evening News has
been opened up and called as Fairy Lake Supplement, after the name
of the garden. |
Many articles to introduce plants are often published in the newspaper.
And some competitions about botanical knowledge are also often held
by aid of the newspaper. Some excellent works and scenery photographs
are chosen to issue. Such activities attracts thousands of citizens
to take part in, even more millions of people perhaps could read such
essays.
Every year the garden
takes part in Shenzhen Spring Festival Flowers Show during the period
of Chinese traditional new year. Different themes are selected and
various of flowers and plants are scenically set from year to year.
In September, 1998 the garden attended the national network of MAB
( Mankind and Biosphare). On December 18-22, 2000 the garden held
a National Conference about Public Environmental Education on Reserve
Area of Biosphare. More than 90 professors, scientists, and leaders
and so on from university, museum , refuge area of the country took
the meeting. |
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