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A mission group from Thailand visited Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden on August 30. Professor Hu Yonghong, the executive director of Chenshan garden, and Huang Weichang, the deputy director of the garden, warmly received the guests.
Chenshan Botanical Garden was invited to a large promotional activity for the Shanghai 2012 Tourism Festival held in the city of Hangzhou and Nanjing from August 17 to 20, along with representatives from 18 other scenic spots in Shanghai.
Two newly-painted bike lanes were established recently on both sides of Shexin Road in the Shanghai Sheshan national scenic spot.
Some staff members from Chenshan Botanical Garden paid a five-day visit to Nanshan Botanical Garden in Chongqing city on August 19. They learned managerial skills from the Nanshan garden and Jiuzhaigou Valley, which was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1992.
Online gardening games gave the IT generation the instant gratification of harvesting fruits and vegetables. Now, many are escaping to the great outdoors.
The Fall Flower Fair will be held in Shanghai from September to October with a theme of "Experience the Natural Beauty".
The apparently escalating financial problems surrounding Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua have sparked speculation about the departure of the club's superstars.
A special screening of I Love Wolffy was held by Shanghai Happy Valley at the Yonghua movie theatre in Ganghui square, Xuhui district, Shanghai on Sunday, August 12.
