The Baixiang Garden covers an area of 86 mu and has introduced and preserved more than 104 kinds of important spice plants from home and abroad.
It contains world-renowned and precious aromatic plants such as ylang-ylang, cloves, sandalwood, agarwood, vanilla, nutmeg, Peruvian incense, Turpan incense, rosewood, Ceylon cinnamon, cassia, and magnolia.
It also preserves important native spice plants, such as fine-haired camphor with high content of farnesol, geraniol, linalool and methyl eugenol types;
High-citral grasses like *Gynura divaricata*, high-safrole-containing *Cinnamomum angustifolium*, and high-camphor-containing *Salix matsudana*, etc.
In addition, it also collects many traditional ethnic edible spices, such as lemongrass and coriander, which are commonly used by the Dai people for barbecue, as well as tamarisk flowers, which are used to make glutinous rice cakes during the Dai New Year, and ironwood, a traditional Buddhist plant. It is the largest living gene bank of spice plants in my country.
Bai Xiang Yuan certainly lives up to its reputation.
Even from outside the garden, Li Yao could smell the rich fragrance of the flowers.
She flew through the air on a surfboard.
Under the evening glow, one can see the vibrant, lush flowers and verdant plants in full bloom.
The first thing Li Yao saw was the scent of ylang-ylang.
Ylang-ylang is a fast-growing tropical tree species and a fragrant flowering tree species.
Ylang-ylang has a straight trunk and uniquely shaped flowers that resemble eagle claws. The flowers are initially green and then turn yellow. They are large and have a strong fragrance, making it a famous spice plant, known as the "King of Fragrant Flowers".
Many sources write "Yilan" as "Yilan," both names being elegant and suitable for this flower.
The aromatic oil extracted from the flower is the famous ylang-ylang oil. This oil and its fragrance extract are widely used in cosmetics, especially in floral fragrances such as jasmine, magnolia, daffodil, hyacinth, gardenia, tuberose, orange blossom, lilac, lily of the valley, and violet. It is also commonly used in non-floral fragrances such as jasmine, sandalwood rose, musk rose, and oriental fragrances.
The mutated ylang-ylang has jade-green leaves and a rich, long-lasting fragrance.
Together with the magnolia, clove, jasmine, and gardenia on the side, it forms a unique complex fragrance that is refreshing and slightly sweet, making it quite special.
Moreover, upon closer inspection, she noticed that there were no bees or butterflies near these flowers and plants, which was quite strange.
Li Yao asked the system what was going on, and whether it was infected with a virus.
The system replied: "Host, after these flowers and plants mutated, their fragrance was amplified hundreds of times. The scent that originally attracted bees and butterflies has now become a scent that they avoid, so it has the effect of repelling insects and mosquitoes."
Li Yao thought about it and agreed. No matter what it is, talking about effects without considering dosage is nonsense. She looked at the flowers and plants, which mosquitoes avoided, and she could indeed use them.
Li Yao didn't stand on ceremony and collected all the flowers and plants in the entire Hundred Fragrance Garden that could repel mosquitoes or were beautiful and useful into her space. Of course, she didn't kill them all; she left a few of each kind to give future generations some hope.
After leaving the Hundred Fragrance Garden, Li Yao flew over the entire botanical garden, took a few glances, and then opened the [Teleportation Gate] to return to the Invisible House at Namtso Lake before sunset.
When Li Yao returned, the sun was hanging over the western mountains of Namtso Lake, and the sunset glowed red across the sky. The lake reflected the fiery red sky, creating a truly beautiful scene.
She went back to her spatial dimension, took a shower, put on loose clothes, placed a table on the wall facing the lake inside the hidden room, and began to choose her dinner for the day.
Today was a busy day, so Li Yao chose some good dishes to treat herself.
Straw-cooked duck: The main process involves placing a marinated duck into a specially made smoky barrel for about 15 minutes. The resulting duck meat is very tender, and the smoky flavor is quite unique.
Honey-glazed ham: This is a very famous dish in southern China. The main ingredient used in its preparation is Jinhua ham. The resulting dish has a very vibrant color and a thick broth, making it a very easy food to digest.
Longjing Shrimp: Longjing is a very famous type of tea, and shrimp is a food with very high nutritional value. Combining shrimp and Longjing creates a dish with a great taste and an appealing appearance, with a refreshing aroma of green tea.
Other dishes include Spicy Bullfrog in Dry Pot, Emerald Green Seafood Cubes, Steamed Egg with Chicken Broth and Fish Roe, Braised Fish Head in Soy Sauce, Young Marshal's Beef Steak, Shrimp Soup, and Steamed Shad with Aged Shaoxing Wine.
Desserts: Cream puffs, Fairmont Royal Chocolate Cake, Mango Sago Pudding
Beverage: Freshly squeezed mutant mango juice
Fruits: Mutant Musang King durian, mutated mango
Li Yao and 6834 ate until they were almost stuffed. In the end, the two of them carried a fruit platter made up of mutated Musang King durian, mutated mango, mutated red jujube, mutated milk fruit, and other fruits.
On a deck chair outside, a comedy movie was shown on a screen and projector, and people ate fruit while watching the film.
I must say, with the evening breeze on your face, a dazzling starry sky overhead, green grass under your feet, and the lake and mountains in the distance, watching a movie in such a beautiful open-air setting is a truly wonderful experience.
Especially after choosing a movie that I could actually watch, it was much more enjoyable than watching it indoors.
Around 10 PM, the cat and I finished watching the movie, then washed up and went to bed.
I had a good night's sleep.
The next day, after finishing her morning exercise and breakfast, Li Yao excitedly went to the [Spirit Spring Space] to see May and her babies.
The three panda cubs, born in June, July, and August, are growing cuter and cuter, always adoring Li Yao.
When she arrived, the little guys were eating and had made a mess of herself. Li Yao greeted them cheerfully, and the three little guys hugged her and climbed up and down her body, which made her very happy. She touched this one and that one and took a lot of deep breaths.
All sorts of rubs, it feels so good to touch.
Li Yao, who was gradually losing herself in the joy of admiring the national treasures, suddenly remembered that she had come to deliver new food to these darlings.
Li Yao led the three little ones to May and took out arm-length halves of various types of bamboo from the [Infinite Space], placing them in front of them for them to choose from.
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