Covering a total area of 62,620 hectares, the Medog Nature Reserve houses tropical plant and animal species. The area is practically a virgin land. The reserve is a microcosm of all the types of vegetation existing between the North Pole and China's Hainan Island. The complex natural environment contains very rich resources, including over 3,000 species of higher plants. It is the northernmost tropical rain forests on Earth. [Photo: Global Times] 

Covering a total area of 62,620 hectares, the Medog Nature Reserve houses tropical plant and animal species. [Photo: Global Times]