Under the influence of the recent EL Nino,
Hiking the Longji Rice Terraces (梯田) in southern China is something I would recommend for everyone to add to their bucket list. The name
During my visit to Guilin, I decided to set out on a three-day hike through the famous Longji Rice Terraces. Known as the “Dragon’s Backbone”, the terraces were
The hike
At night, I stayed in simple home stays run by farming families. Over multi-course meals
Reaching the hike’s end after three full days, I felt a profound
In ancient times, all roads
Surrounded by mountains, Sichuan, called Shu in ancient times, was known for its inaccessibility. That became widely known partly due to a line from Chinese poet Li Bai,
When builders approached the Mingyue Gorge in Guangyuan, they found
The Sword Gate Pass, a towering V-shaped mountain pass—the one that gave rise
Known as a ”living fossil“,the Chinese sturgeon(鲟)is a very precious species. It
Although dinosaurs are long since gone, the Chinese sturgeon still exists to this day.
On May 14,Shanghai legislators(立法委员)passed a new law protecting the Chinese sturgeon,
”This is the first local legislation in the country
The protection of the Chinese sturgeon is
Since January 1 of this year, a 10-year fishing ban on key
Bird-watching has been included in a public benefit program “Park Classes” in Wuhan schools.
This program is designed
Among the selective courses
“It’s very meaningful,” said Li Chenliang,
Most rainforests lie close to the equator (赤道), where the climate is often mild and there are long hours of sunshine. The warmth of the land heats the air above, causing it to rise
The rainforest is the ideal place for the growth of a wide
Yuncheng,
The Hedong Salt Lake is one of the oldest salt fields in the world, with
Ancient Chinese thinkers regarded nature, with human beings included in it,
Confucian scholars in the Song and Ming Dynasties all enjoyed observing the state of being of living things. Zhou Dunyi, for example, allowed the grass
A new study found that nearly half of bald eagles
Lead is a poisonous substance
Bald eagles are one of America’s most celebrated conservation success stories. The birds
“Lead is available to these birds more than we
The blood samples from live eagles in the new study were taken from birds trapped andstudied
The researchers also found higher levels of lead exposure in fall
Canada’s national parks are established
Parks Canada is