On July 11, the inauguration 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, and Yang Baojun, Chief Economist of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development , 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, provincial leaders Zhang Fuhai, Wang Xi, Zhang Xiaoqiang, and Guangzhou Mayor Guo Yonghang attended the event.
Hou Jianguo said that the construction of the national botanical garden system is a major decision and deployment made by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core to promote natural ecological protection, build a beautiful China, and promote the harmonious coexistence of man and nature. The South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has a profound history, profound accumulation and unique advantages. solid foundation. He emphasized that it is necessary to coordinate species conservation and scientific research, coordinate social functions and ecological functions, coordinate localization and opening to the outside world, and build the South China National Botanical Garden into a scientific highland in the field of plant research, a beautiful garden with extensive influence and strong attractiveness. A showcase for international exchanges and cooperation. He hoped that the builders of the South China National Botanical Garden would inherit the spirit of the older generation of scientists such as the founder of the South China Botanical Garden, Academician Chen Huanyong, to be in love with plants and trees, and to devote themselves to the earth, deeply practice Xi Jinping’s thought on ecological civilization, and strive to build the South China National Botanical Garden into a Chinese characteristic. , a world-class national botanical garden, and work together to write a new chapter in the construction of a beautiful China.
On behalf of the provincial party committee and the provincial government, Wang Weizhong congratulated the inauguration of the South China National Botanical Garden, and expressed his gratitude to the relevant national ministries and research institutes that have long cared and supported the reform and development of Guangdong. He said that the construction of the national botanical garden system is a major decision made by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core from the strategic height of realizing the sustainable development of the Chinese nation. The official inauguration of the South China National Botanical Garden will certainly be beneficial to the protection and utilization of plant resources in our province, greatly enhance the level of plant science development and biodiversity conservation, and inject a strong impetus into creating a model of beautiful China in Guangdong. The Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government will thoroughly implement Xi Jinping’s thought on ecological civilization, and work closely with the State Forestry and Grassland Administration, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences under the five-party co-construction and coordination mechanism to adhere to the harmonious coexistence of man and nature and respect for nature. , protection first, benefit sharing, adhere to the focus on ex situ conservation of plants in South China, benchmark the highest, the best and the best, and build the South China National Botanical Garden with high standards, fully demonstrate the charm of Chinese culture and biodiversity, and promote the construction of Chinese characteristics. , The world-class, harmonious national botanical garden system has made Guangdong’s efforts and Guangdong’s contributions.
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 City, Guangdong Province”. After the meeting, the guests also visited the breeding center for rare and endangered plants, the tropical rain forest greenhouse, etc.