{"id":70,"date":"2017-01-18T11:14:11","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T03:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/?p=70"},"modified":"2018-01-18T17:22:58","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T09:22:58","slug":"students-from-the-tree-management-concentration-study-visited-hong-kong-disneyland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cie.hkbu.edu.hk\/division\/as\/2017\/01\/18\/students-from-the-tree-management-concentration-study-visited-hong-kong-disneyland\/","title":{"rendered":"Students from the Tree Management Concentration Study visited Hong Kong Disneyland"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Walt Disney Park is undoubtedly one of the world\u2019s leading providers of entertainment and has entered the hearts of millions of families around the world. Luckily, we have our own Disneyland Park in Hong Kong since 2005 so that we can explore this story-telling park and appreciate the impossible dream by Walt Disney in 1955.<\/p>\n

On 29 December 2016, 20 students from the Tree Management Concentration Study visited this world-renowned theme park and explored the spectacular scenery settings by the Landscape Designers of \u201cWalt Disney Imagineering\u201d. In particular, our students were interested in knowing how the arrangement of trees could support and exemplify the storylines inside the theme park. \u201cIt is crucial to understand the growth habit and characteristics of different tree species before applying the particular trees for landscaping,\u201d said Mr. Gregory Chung, Head of the Horticulture Unit. \u201cFor example, the Weeping Tea Tree (Leptospermum brachyandrum <\/em>\u7f8e\u9e97\u8584\u5b50\u6728) was selected to plant in Grizzly Gulch (\u7070\u718a\u5c71\u8c37). Leaves of the tree produce a characteristic fragrance when crushed and have been used to extract essential oil in Australia. This tree is an excellent plant to create weeping and wild effects, together with fragrance and light green color,\u201d added Mr. Chung.<\/p>\n

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the Weeping Tea Tree (Leptospermum brachyandrum\u7f8e\u9e97\u8584\u5b50\u6728) planted in Grizzly Gulch.<\/p><\/div>\n

Many tree species in Disneyland are not indigenous in Hong Kong and some of them are rare ones. For example, Macademia nut (\u590f\u5a01\u5937\u679c\u4ec1) can only be found with our chocolate bars but now you can commune with that tree closely.<\/p>\n

It was an eye-opening experience and I was absolutely amazed by the aesthetic potentials of different tree species.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

-- said Mr. Tony Tsang Chiu Wong,
\nYear 1 student of the Tree Management Concentration Study<\/em><\/p>\n

Besides visiting different trees within the various storylines of the theme park, the students had a unique opportunity to visit the backstage of the scenery. Led by the Head of Horticulture Unit, students were introduced how flowers and trees are prepared, maintained and managed everyday by a team of 60 horticulture specialists, including some certified arborists and tree climbers. To uphold high level of work and safety standards, workers have to be properly trained and complied with rules and regulations. \u201cThere is even a system to trace who has taken a particular key and perhaps a chainsaw,\u201d said Mr. Chung. \u201cIt is because of the system it will create a highly efficient and effective working environment,\u201d Chung said.<\/p>\n

Our students enjoyed very much from this insightful visit and sharing by horticulture experts. The practical experience from this kind of \u201cliving\u201d classroom is essential to their study. They already told me to organize other fieldtrips in the coming semester.<\/p>\n

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Mr. Gregory Chung (Fifth from right; Head of Horticulture, HK Disneyland) and Dr. Alvin Tang (Fourth from right; CIE lecturer)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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