What is New There was a special activity at the Chenshan Botanical Garden in Shanghai recently that was paired with a summer camp whose theme was "Teenagers from all ethnic groups join hands".
Professor Chu Zhaoqing, the director of a research group focusing on plant abiotic stress and plant genome evolution for the Shanghai Chenshan Plant Science Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, visited Singapore Ngee Ann Polytechnics (NP) and was warmly received by Doctor Wu Jiaoling, the director of the School of Life Sciences and Chemical Technology of NP.
Sponsored by Shanghai Happy Valley, the Oriental Morning Post and Oriental’s photo website, the contest running between July 7 and Aug 31 invites contestants to submit photos taken either with their cell phones or their cameras.
Shanghai Happy Valley will present an enthusiastic Brazilian carnival in July and August.
Chenshan Botanical Garden is home to nearly 1,000 giant water lilies. Besides using them to decorate the garden, they have sent some as presents to other parks in Shanghai.
The Yuehu Sculpture Park is a garden culture park in Shanghai, on 86.7-hectares of land with a 31-hectare artificial lake, which combines Chinese elements with western art forms, mainly sculpture.
Shanghai Zoo and Chenshan Botanical Garden will co-host a wonderful summer camp from August 6 to 12, 2012. Six new activities and two DIY activities add more color and glamor to this year's summer camp. Now, the registration has started.
A "Treasure Hunt" competition and award ceremony were held in Chenshan Botanical Garden on June 30. Sixteen treasure hunters were awarded gold bars, iPhones, iPads or international air tickets from Spring Airlines.
