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[12 Oct 2010 | Comments Off on Eight First-Class National Protected Plants in China – II/II | 1,911 views]
Eight First-Class National Protected Plants in China – II/II

Nyssaceae deciduous trees, also known as “water pear”. Their exotic flowers have two sheets of white bracts, just like the wings of a dove, so they are called “the dove trees”. Endemic to China, they are relict species of Tertiary ancient tropical flora. They are world famous ornamental trees, found only in Xingshan County, Hubei Province.

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[30 Sep 2010 | Comments Off on Eight First-Class National Protected Plants in China – I/II | 1,842 views]
Eight First-Class National Protected Plants in China – I/II

My favorite tree. My home town is the “second hometown” to this beautiful species. Taxodiaceae large deciduous tree, endemic to China and the world famous relict plant, known as “living fossils”. Natural distribution at the border between Hubei, Sichuan, Hunan. In the Cherry Vale of Beijing Botanical Garden, there are a spectacular Metasequoia forest that you can rarely found in north China.

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[16 Sep 2010 | Comments Off on Ten Rare Birds of China | 16,086 views]
Ten Rare Birds of China

China has a vast territory spanning 5000km from East to West and from North to South. This vast territory provides one of most diversified ecosystems on planet Earth. And this ecosystem is home to many beautiful creatures. Since this post, I am going to introduce some of the most beautiful wildlife in China. Today, we start with ten rare birds of China.