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Nicknamed "the Dandelion" for its appearance, the pavilion consisted of 60,000 acrylic rods containing seeds. About 8,000 went under the hammer online on Oct 28 on Taobao, while 20,000 will be shared between the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England, and its Chinese partner, the Kunming Institute of Botany. Another 1,000 rods will go to Chinese schools involved in the Green Your School and Climate 4 Classrooms programs initiated by the British Council to inspire young people to take part in protecting biodiversity. The rest will be used as part of other charity projects. |
