Xinglong Tropical Botanical Garden - An example of science and technology as the primary productive force

20 years ago, when I went to Xinglong Tropical Botanical Garden, I only remember seeing the deadly nightshade and a pack of bitter tea, and nothing else. Today, I revisited and felt that the science popularization has been done better. The guides are quite professional and full of pride, and various signs are clearer. The explanation mainly focuses on the orchard, and tourists are definitely more interested in edible plants. In fact, the orchard only occupies a small part of the botanical garden, and there is also a lake and a large area of ornamental, precious and medicinal plants, etc. There are 12 categories and thousands of plants. Coffee is naturally the master here, and Xinglong coffee has long been famous. The main product here is Robusta, which is of good quality and less Arabica. Cocoa and pepper are the other two major cash crops. Cocoa fruits hang on the trunk, looking very cute. Pepper needs to grow on iron bars. Vanilla orchids and betel nut trees are planted together for mutual benefit. Banana is an indispensable raw material for restaurants and dessert shops. Foxtail grass contributes a bright red color. The leaves of the red banana are not inferior to the flowers. Fireworks flowers really look like fireworks blooming in the sky. Jackfruits of various sizes hang full of branches, making people worry about when they will fall. There are too many plants in the garden that I have never seen or heard of. The most "valuable" ones are two sturdy yellow rosewoods, which look down on the group of plants with lonely sadness. In the botanical garden, there are coffee tasting, chocolate DIY, self-produced and self-sold specialty shops, and there are several shops under construction. The own brand is called Xingke, Pulaizan, it seems that the pace of scientific research transformation into income has accelerated.