Introduction

At the first international symposium of Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden held on October11-14,2010,26representatives from13countries and 111 represents from69institutes and organizations of China came together for a program of presentations.The symposiumwas organized by Shanghai Landscaping Administrative Bureau,Shanghai Institutes for Biological

At the first international symposium of Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden held on October 11-14, 2010, 26 representatives from 13 countries and 111 represents from 69 institutes and organizations of China came together for a program of presentations. The symposium was organized by Shanghai Landscaping Administrative Bureau, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Botanical Gardens Conservation International （BGCI）.