This
picture shot on March 23, 2007 shows a typical karst landform in
China's southern island province Hainan. A scientific expedition
recently discovered a karst tropical rainforest in the southwest
part of Hainan. The rainforest covers more than 3,000 hectares,
with abundant species of vegetation. Trees growing on karst hills
form a peculiar scenery.
Members of the scientific
expedition explored the karst tropical rainforest in southwest
Hainan Province on March 22, 2007.
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A morning scene in the
recently-discovered karst tropical rainforest in southwest Hainan
Province on March 25, 2007.
This picture shot on March
25, 2007 shows begonia cavaleriei flowers in the
recently-discovered karst tropical rainforest in southwest Hainan.
This species of begonia grows exclusively on limestone
hills.
(CRI.cn March 28, 2007)
