MY CHINA DIARY II - World Association of Soil and Water ...
MY CHINA DIARY II - World Association of Soil and Water ...
MY CHINA DIARY II - World Association of Soil and Water ...
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In addition, there were some 30+ posters, half <strong>of</strong> them presented in the first 2 days <strong>and</strong> the other half during thelast 2 days. These posters served their purpose well, <strong>and</strong> I have noted some very good titles among them. Paperspresented at this conference will be selected for publication in special issues <strong>of</strong> Ecological Engineering (Elsevier)<strong>and</strong> Plant <strong>and</strong> <strong>Soil</strong> (Springer). Readers interested in knowing more about papers at this conference <strong>and</strong> the specialissues may contact the secretary Ms. Hong Bizhen at bzhong@nlpr.ia.ac.cn.A 53-minute video entitled “Lessons <strong>of</strong> the Loess Plateau” was shown to participants onthe first day after the ice-breaking. This was compiled as part <strong>of</strong> the EnvironmentalEducation Media Project (EEMP), Beijing. The director, John Liu (johnliu@eempc.org),came to present it himself. The video shows what development personnel should do in theirwork on the Chinese Loess Plateau. Ideas could be applied to other damaged ecosystems.The video can be viewed at www.earthshope.org.Some conference participants, just before leaving for the Beijing Botanical Garden on July 15, 2008.On July 15 afternoon, we went to the Beijing Botanical Garden, which is located on the west side <strong>of</strong> the city. Ashort history is given below. I had planned to visit the Beijing Botanical Garden sometime ago. By including thistrip in the conference program, it became a double treat. So I greatly appreciated the organizers’ planning.At the Institute <strong>of</strong> Botany (CAS) we passed buildings that are being used as <strong>of</strong>fices <strong>and</strong> a herbarium. We weretaken around the arboretum, gardens <strong>and</strong> glasshouses. The following photos were taken during this short trip <strong>of</strong>little more than one hour.With digital photography, we were able to gather a lot <strong>of</strong> informationwithin a short time. In one building I took a photograph <strong>of</strong> a SouthAmerican water lily <strong>and</strong> its descriptive plate. I later realised thatmisspelt English words (typos) are still common in China, e.g.‘Vitoria amarzonica’ (wrong) instead <strong>of</strong> ‘Victoria amazonica’ (right). A photo <strong>of</strong> V. amazonica in a glasshouse <strong>of</strong>the Institute <strong>of</strong> Botany is shown here. You can compare this with one in Japan, that can comfortably support achild sitting on its huge leaf (only needing some help in spreading her weight).10
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