Interview Record With Hande
In this record, Q is our questions,and A is their answer. The letter before "A", A, B, C represents for three seniors from Hande.
Q: We are interested in yew trees and its product taxol. Yew is a endangered plant and widely allocated in Yunan. So we’d like to learn something about the usage and protect conditions of them. First we are wondering where is the materials come from and how it was distributed. Do you use yew woods under rough machining?
B A: After 2005, our materials came from several resource:
- Cooperation with farmer households and companies in this province;
- We have our own plant bases in Yunnan. Since 2000, we have developed bases in Wenshan, Diqing and Dali.
- Last decade, we purchased materials outsides. Some companies are planting yew trees and conducting rough machining, like Lishui,Zhejiang, Hongdou corporation in Jiangsu and so on.
- Import from Canada and Europe. But it’s only a little.