Language: English
Published on: 1998-01
Paperback
Contents
1.General Situation
2.Nature’s Creativeness-Diversity of Climate and Complexity of Geography in Yunnan
(1)3-D Climate
a.Emissary of Climate
b.Temperature: Yearly Variance Slight, Daily Variance Great
c.Two Seasons Only
d.“Sunny in the East, Rainy in the West”
e.“Peculiarity”, Mystery of the Early
f.Rain and Dew for Six Months
(2)Wonderful Mountains
a.Western Yunnan, a Vigorous World
b.Southern Yunnan Turns the Hengduan Mountains Gentle and Soft
c.Eastern Yunnan, a Poetic Dreamland
d.Central Yunnan, Magnificent Red Soil
e.Glaciers and Volcanoes Carved and Schulptured by Nature
(3)Graceful Rivers and Lakes
a.Water Resources Waiting to be Tapped
b.Rivers Filled with Boundless Vigour and Pride
c.Mountain Lakes Shining with Gentle and Lovely Beauty
d.Everflowing Clear and Boiling Springs
3.Cream of Species of the Earth-Yunnan’s Nature Reserves
(1)Xishuang Banna: Emerald on a Desert Belt
(2)Hulu Peninsula: Gene Pool of China’s Tropical Plants
(3)Ailao Mountain: Gem of Temperate Rain Forests
(4)Gaoligong Mountain: Paradisean Inn for Wildlife
(5)Bitahai: the Last Shangri-la
(6)Baima Snow Mountain: Home for the Yunnan Golden Monkey
