Hu Xiansu
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Hu Xiansu or Hu Hsen-Hsu, courtesy name Buzeng, art name Chan'an, was a Chinese botanist and polymath. He was the founder of modern botany in China, and a pioneer of paleobotany in the country. His mo
Hu in 1940
Hu Xiansu and Hu Shih in 1925, Hu Shih titled this picture "the nemesis friends" due to the friendship between the pair despite disagreements over culture and politics.
"Three Founders tomb", burial site of Chen Fenghuai (left), Hu Xiansu (center) and Ren-Chang Ching (right) at the Lushan Botanical Garden
Lushan Botanical Garden
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Lushan Botanical Garden, officially Lushan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a botanical garden located within Mount Lu of Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China. It is the first subtropica
Hu Xiansu
…In 1933, Hu played a leading role in the founding of the Botanical Society of China, serving as its second president. In 1934, Hu founded the Lushan Forest Botanical Garden in Jiujiang, Jiangxi. Through Hu's influence, the Lushan Forest Botanical Garden established wide exchange networks with botanical gardens and research…
Greenhouse in the Lushan Botanical Garden