Wuhan Botanical Garden, or WBG (), located in

Wuhan Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei, Hubei Province in the China, People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the List of cities in China ...

Hubei Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The prov ...

, China, has a collection of more than 4000

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. WBG has a regular program to educate and create awareness about

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and

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amongst the general public. The Wuhan Botanical Garden was created in 1956. It opened to the public two years later. The garden is one of China's three research-oriented botanical gardens. The garden was established to develop and maintain plant collections for purposes of display, conservation, education and research. Wuhan Botanical Garden has 16 specialty gardens. Its Kiwifruit Garden and the National Kiwifruit Germplasm Repository contain over 70 percent of the world's kiwifruit species. Similarly, the Aquatic Plant Garden is the largest of its kind in the world. Its Wild Fruit Garden, the Rare and Endangered Plant Garden, and the Medicinal Herb Garden are the largest in China.

Location

WBG is located in the eastern part of the city, on a peninsula in the East Lake. The garden has an area of 70 hectares and has several landscapes, and different types of gardens, which include:

Specialty Gardens

*Aquatic Plant Garden *Rare Endangered Plant Garden *Chinese Gooseberry Garden *Ornamental Garden *Tree Garden *Pine and Cypress Garden *Bamboo Garden WBG has emerged as the largest biodiversity protection base of Central China, and a base for north subtropical flora in entire China. WBG's activities also include organizing symposia. It has relations with around 44 countries for seed exchange and technique cooperation. WBG's contributions include assisting the city of Wuhan and

province in protecting the environment. Since its inception, WBG has selected and bred more than forty new varieties of fruit trees, and has undertaken extensive forestation and cultivation of medicinal plants. Its contributions include plant propagation spreading technique, consultancy, training, and planning for afforesting activities.

References

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