I-Georgetown Botanical Garden


Ifa leZwelonke laseMalaysia yiJardin Botanical, engaba amakhilomitha ayishumi ukusuka emzini waseGeorgetown . Unomlando oneminyaka eyikhulu ubudala, owawusondelene kakhulu phakathi kwesikhathi esidlule sasekoloni kanye nokuvela kwawo futhi okuyingqayizivele.

Umlando omncane

Insimu yasungulwa yiBrithani ngo-1884 ekukhunjeni umbusi wokuqala wesiqhingi sasePenang, uCharles Curtis. Ukuba ngumuntu, enesithakazelo semvelo, ikakhulukazi i-botani, uC Curtis kusukela esikhathini sokufika kwakhe eMalaysia waqoqa izitshalo zezitshalo zendawo, ezazisisekelo sokudala umlando owaziwayo.

Izinkinga ze-bureaucratic cishe zabhubhisa ingadi enhle. Ngo-1910, amazwe akhe adluliselwa emagunyeni kamasipala, owahlela ukwakhiwa kwamanzi lapha. Eminyakeni emibili kamuva lesi sinqumo sabuyiselwa kabusha, futhi iBhodan Botanical iphinda yaba yinto yombuso. Kusukela ngo-1921, abahleli bakhe baqaphela ngenkolo ukugcwalisa ukuqoqwa nokuqoqwa kwayo. Isibonelo, ngaleso sikhathi iqoqo elisha lama-herbariums livele epakini, umsebenzi we-horticultural kanye ne-botanical waqala kabusha, kwakhiwa izakhiwo ezintsha. I-Georgetown Botanical Garden ayifani kakhulu neC Curtis Park.

Ipaki namuhla

Indawo yeBotanical Garden yaseGeorgetown ishiya amahektha angu-30, lapho ikhula khona amasampula amaningi ezitshalo ezenzeka ensimini yezwe nangaphandle. Isibonelo, ukuhamba epaki, ungabona abamele izitshalo ezivela emahlathini eNdiya, eNingizimu Melika, e-Afrika, nakwamanye amazwe ase-Asia.

I-Botanical Garden iyaziqhenya ngeqoqo elingenakubalwa lama-cacti, izitshalo zasemanzini. Kukhona insimu yama-orchid namafutha amnandi. Izitshalo zaseMalaysia zigcwele, zihlala endaweni yemvelo, abanye abahleli bepaki bazama ukuvuselela izimo ezifanele.

I-Georgetown Botanical Garden ihlukaniswe yaba yizigaba, izivakashi zingakwazi ukuzulazula emadolobheni ama-shady, ezihlotshiswe ngamabhanki amahle nezitshalo ezihlotshiwe kahle. Kukhona izingxenye zehlathi elishisayo ne-liana zasendle, lapho izinkabi zihlala khona.

I-Gardens yaseJungle

Insimu ye-botanical yaseGeorgetown nayo ibizwa nangokuthi "imifino yamanzi e-waterfall", njengoba umthombo we-cascading ugeleza endaweni yawo. Isakhiwo sokufakelwa sakhiwa ngo-1892 ngumenzi waseBrithani uJames Macrici. Esikhathini esedlule, imvula yamanzi kanye nesitsha esiseduze kwakuwukuphela kwamanzi amanzi emikhumbi efika ePenang. Imifudlana emifula ihlehla kusukela ekuphakameni kwamamitha ayi-120. Namuhla, imvula namanzi kungabomuntu wangasese, kodwa ukuvakashelwa kwabo kungenzeka ngezincwadi ezikhethekile zemvume.

Ungafika kanjani?

Ungakwazi ukufinyelela endaweni ngokuthutha umphakathi. Amamitha angamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye kusukela ensimini yimijondolo yeJalan Kebun Bunga, efinyelelwa amabhasi Nos. 10, 23.

Ngezinye izikhathi izivakashi ziqasha imoto bese zihamba zodwa. Shayela emgwaqweni we-P208, ugxile emigqeni yemigwaqo ezoholela emgomweni.