China successfully saved Shennongjia

时间：2007-07-25 08:10:57

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An undated photo shows some tourists pose for a picture at "Shennongjia".
 
Chinanews, Wuhan, July 24 - There is a "must-go" place in China called "Shennongjia", as it is one of the most important gene1 libraries in the world.

 

Shennongjia is located in Hubei Province. In the 1970s and 1980s, China had decided2 to develop the rich timber resource here. In mere3 ten years, the forest coverage4 rate in Shennongjia had greatly dropped by 11.6%, causing great ecological5 crises like flood, landslide6, etc. In 1980, Wu Kong, a Chinese-Canadian, wrote a letter to Deng Xiaoping, then vice7 premier8 of China, suggesting that China should make Shennongjia a nature reserve through and through. At that time, some pessimistic prediction even went to the effect that Shennongjia would be dead in no more than 5 years.

 

However, Shennongjia has come out safe and sound. "It will be even better," said Wang Haitao, the Secretary of the Party Committee of the local forestry9 administration.

 

China made Shennongjia a nature reserve in 1986, since then, its protection was well on the way. In 1990, UNESCO put Shennongjia in its Man and the Biosphere10 Project. In 1992, the Global Environmental Facility of the World Bank selected Shennongjia as one of its permanent bio-diversity models in Asia.

 

Last April, when botanists11 from all around the world visited Shennongjia, many of them were impressed by its well-preserved bio-diversity, complete ecological system, and well-protected primeval forests.

 

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1 gene WgKxx     
n.遗传因子，基因
参考例句：
  • A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
  • The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。
2 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
3 mere rC1xE     
adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过
参考例句：
  • That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
  • It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
4 coverage nvwz7v     
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
  • There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
5 ecological IrRxX     
adj.生态的，生态学的
参考例句：
  • The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.这个地区已经宣布为生态灾难区。
  • Each animal has its ecological niche.每种动物都有自己的生态位.
6 landslide XxyyG     
n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利
参考例句：
  • Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
  • An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。
7 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
8 premier R19z3     
adj.首要的；n.总理，首相
参考例句：
  • The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
  • He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
9 forestry 8iBxk     
n.森林学；林业
参考例句：
  • At present, the Chinese forestry is being at a significant transforming period. 当前, 我国的林业正处于一个重大的转折时期。
  • Anhua is one of the key forestry counties in Hunan province. 安化县是湖南省重点林区县之一。
10 biosphere 5Ryyu     
n.生命层，生物圈
参考例句：
  • The entire biosphere was becoming more transparent.整个生物圈越来越透明。
  • The impact of modern technology on the biosphere is evident worldwide.现代技术对生物圈的影响在全世界是明显的。
11 botanists 22548cbfc651e84a87843ff3505735d9     
n.植物学家，研究植物的人( botanist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Botanists had some difficulty categorizing the newly found plant. 植物学家们不大容易确定这种新发现的植物的种类。 来自辞典例句
  • Botanists refer this flower to the rose family. 植物学家将这花归入蔷薇科。 来自辞典例句

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