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Episode 04: Cultivating Conservation in the Qinling
Duration: 00:58 22 Nov 2024Liying Fang, Director of the Qinling National Botanical Garden, shares her inspiring journey. After gaining valuable experience at the Chicago Botanic Garden, she returned to the People’s Republic of China to educate the public about the unique biodiversity of the Qinling Mountains. Through engaging activities and school outreach, she’s inspiring future generations to appreciate and protect this precious ecosystem.
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In 2017, I got a chance to learn in Chicago Botanic Garden as an exchange staff.
I worked there for five months, learning from plant production to horticulture, from education to volunteers, also marketing department.
Now I work in the education department in Qinling National Botanical Garden.
After five years’ effort, we focused on the Qinling themes topic, public education, designed a lot of activities, attracted thousands of students to our garden from all over the country.
Also, we went to more than 200 schools to give students lectures, to let them know more about the Qinling Mountains, more about the plants and the biodiversity in Qinling Mountains.
