[Explanation] Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province is located in the hinterland of the Hengduan Mountains in the southeastern foothills of the Himalayas. The Jinsha River, Lancang River and Nujiang River flow concurrently here without converging, forming a peculiar "Three Parallel Rivers" natural geographic landscape. These river valleys and high mountains are connected to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the hinterland of Asia in the north, and the tropical area of southern Asia to the south, becoming a channel for the spread of plants from north to south and the intersection of east and west. Therefore, there are not only many kinds of plants here, but also a high proportion of endemic species. [Explanation] Since graduating from Yunnan University, Fang Zhendong has been engaged in the research of alpine plants, establishing a sanctuary for Diqing alpine plants, providing a platform for Chinese and foreign scientific research, and establishing a base for popularizing plant protection knowledge. It has always been Fang Zhendong’s dream. [Concurrent] Fang Zhendong, the person in charge of Shangri-La Alpine Botanical Garden, after our country completed the comprehensive scientific investigation of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, many experts and old experts were calling for our Diqing, which was called Zhongdian at the time. A botanical garden in a high-altitude area should be built. So it turns out that my work was in 1980, and I also deeply felt during my work that, like our scientific researchers engaged in plateau biological research, if there is a botanical garden, these scientific researches we have carried out, Its results will be more specific. [Explanation] 20 years ago, Fang Zhendong chose to establish the world's first low-latitude and high-altitude alpine botanical garden on the top of the mountain near Napahai in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. [Concurrent] Head of Shangri-La Alpine Botanical GardenOne aspect of Fang Zhendong is from the layout of the construction of our national botanical garden. We think this is a blank spot, and we also need it. At that time, according to some changes, the plants were facing some threats. We also felt that this should be established in the hinterland of Hengduan Mountain. A botanical garden that studies alpine plants. [Explanation] After years of hard work, the botanical garden now has collected and sheltered more than 30 species of ferns and more than 1,000 kinds of seed plants. A large number of plant species grow and multiply here, forming a rare species gene bank. Today, thousands of plants have gathered in the botanical garden, but Fang Zhendong always wants to continue to attract new plants. Recently, he led a team in the depths of Pudacuo National Park to start sampling and collecting wild rhododendrons. [Explanation] Not long ago, a theme exhibition on Diqing's image biodiversity was held in Shangri-La Alpine Botanical Garden. Fang Zhendong specially invited a friend of ecological photographer Peng Jiansheng to explain these works to the visitors. [Explanation] Like Fang Zhendong, in the past 20 years, Peng Jiansheng has traveled through mountains, valleys, forests, and meadows. He used his camera to record countless species of animals and plants. He used his camera to record the evolution of biodiversity in Diqing. . Their unremitting efforts have made the biodiversity on the snow-covered plateau of Diqing more colorful. [Concurrent] Fang Zhendong, the person in charge of Shangri-La Alpine Botanical Garden, anyway, in the future, we hope that this botanical garden will be a platform for high-level research. As a botanical garden, we also hope that it can achieve a state of sustainable operation. This is us. One expectation of this botanical garden. Reporter Du Xiaoxiao, Miao Chao, Shi Guanglin, Yunnan Diqing reporting
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