KUNMING, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) — Several “elephant canteens” have been created in Jinghong City, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, by growing the giants’ favorite plants to keep them from wandering into villages.
The “elephant canteens” built in three former state-owned forest areas in Jinghong have a total area of 1,000 mu (about 66.7 ha.) and are ready to serve their oversized guests, according to the forestry an