Xishuangbanna garden: Daunting path to paradise
By Yang Cheng and Li Yingqing | China Daily | Updated: 2009-07-09 07:43
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Part of the palm tree sector at the botanical garden |
Today Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) is one of the world's renowned tropical gardens, but 50 years ago when it was founded in southwestern China's Yunnan province its pioneers faced deadly and daunting challenges from both nature and man.
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