Trip to the Institute of Tropical Botany
at Xishuangbanna Yunnan

3. Botany Institute

As its name suggests, the garden concentrates on the study of tropical economic plants and collection methods, preservation and utilization. Over the years the institute has succeeded in constantly adding new varieties, and promoting the economic, scientific and cultural development of the minority nationalities of the region and preventing rare, precious, and endangered species from being extinct. The various exhibition districts are open to the public.