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新加坡超级树

10 Second Trivia. Which of these countries is located closest to the equator? Singapore, Sri Lanka, Philippines, or Vietnam. The island nation of Singapore is located only 85 miles north of the equator.

10秒快速问答。下面哪个国家最靠近赤道?新加坡、斯里兰卡、菲律宾或越南。新加坡位于赤道以北85英里处。

Singapore is an island, a country and a city but it's not very large. In terms of land area, it's less than half the size of Houston, Texas and yet Singapore has almost three times the population of the American city so it's very densely packed with people. And Singapore's government wanted to bring in more greenery and technology to the center of the island. So it added a manmade mechanical forest and it's time to go climbing in super tree city.

新加坡是一个岛屿,一个国家和一个城市,但它不是很大。就土地面积而言,它还不到德克萨斯州休斯顿的一半,而新加坡的人口几乎是美国城市的三倍,所以人口非常密集。新加坡政府也想把更多的环保和科技引进到岛屿中心。所以它增加了一个人造的机械森林,是时候去攀登超级树城了。

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Located in a waterfront park known as Gardens by the Bay is Super Tree Grove. This mechanical forest is a utopia for nature in a very urban location. Super Tree Grove is commissioned by the Singapore government with the intention of raising the quality of life for its residents by enhancing greenery and flora in the city. This manmade mechanical forest consists of 18 super trees. The trees range from 80 to 160 feet high and are connected by a walkway which allows visitors to cross between them and view the city from the treetops.

匿名男性:超级树位于被称为海湾花园的海滨公园。这个机械森林是一个城市的自然乌托邦。“超级树”是由新加坡政府委托建造的,旨在通过改善城市的绿化和植物群来提高居民的生活质量。这个人造机械森林由18棵超级树组成。这些树的高度从80英尺到160英尺不等,通过一条人行道连接起来,游客可以在它们之间穿行,从树顶俯瞰城市。

With their thick trunks and network of thin neuron (ph) like branches each trees acts as a vertical garden. Over 160.000 varieties of orchids, ferns and other climbing plants have been planted in the trees. The trees also generate solar power. Eleven of the trees are fitted with solar photovoltaic systems that convert sunlight into energy. This provide lighting that allows the trees to come alive at night making this an all day, all season horticultural heaven.

每棵树都有粗壮的树干和类似树枝的细神经元网络,就像一个垂直花园。超过16万种兰花、蕨类植物和其他攀缘植物已经种植在树上。树木还能产生太阳能。其中11棵树安装了太阳能光伏系统,可以将阳光转化为能量。提供照明,使树木在晚上也很活跃,24小时,四季的园艺天堂。