On July 11, the unveiling of the South China National Botanical Garden was held in Guangzhou. Li Xi, Secretary of the Guangdong provincial Party committee, Hou Jianguo, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wang Weizhong, governor of Guangdong Province, Guan zhiou, director of the State Forestry and grassland administration, Yang Baojun, chief economist of the Ministry of housing and urban rural development, and Lin Keqing, member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong provincial Party committee and Secretary of the Guangzhou municipal Party committee, attended the event and jointly unveiled the South China National Botanical Garden. Zhang Tao, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhang Fuhai, Wang Xi and Zhang Xiaoqiang, provincial leaders, and Guo Yonghang, mayor of Guangzhou attended the event. The South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has a profound history, profound accumulation and unique advantages. With the guidance and support of the national forestry and grass administration, the Ministry of housing and urban rural development, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou City and relevant national departments, it has a solid foundation for the construction of the South China National Botanical Garden. He stressed that it is necessary to coordinate species conservation and scientific research, social and ecological functions, local and opening-up, and build the South China National Botanical Garden into a scientific highland in the field of plant research, a beautiful garden with broad influence and strong attraction, and a showcase for international exchanges and cooperation. On behalf of the provincial Party committee and the provincial government, Wang Weizhong congratulated the unveiling of the South China National Botanical Garden and thanked the relevant national ministries, commissions and scientific research institutions that have long cared for and supported the reform and development of Guangdong. The official opening of the South China National Botanical Garden will be conducive to the protection and utilization of plant resources in our province, greatly improve the level of plant science development and biodiversity protection, and inject strong impetus into building a model of beautiful China in Guangdong. Fully demonstrate the charm of Chinese culture and biodiversity, and make Guangdong efforts and Guangdong contributions to promoting the construction of a national botanical garden system with Chinese characteristics, world-class and harmonious everything. At the meeting, Guan zhiou read out the reply of the State Council on Approving the establishment of the South China National Botanical Garden in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. After the meeting, the guests also visited the rare and endangered plant breeding center, Tropical Rainforest Greenhouse, etc. (Xinhua News Agency)