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The markets bring the mountain tribes together. To continue his expeditions, Rock had to get his entire entourage across the giant Yunnan rivers. He commissioned especially thick ropes made from forest rattan and filmed the entire event. |
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With yak butter to smooth the ride, 40 men and 15 mules made the journey. |
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Not all made it across. On the far side of the great Nujiang gorge, the Plant Hunters made a remarkable discovery. Far from the tropics, |
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they seemed to be entering a steamy, vibrant tropical jungle, the forest of Gaoligongshan. |
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The flora here is unlike anywhere else in the world. |
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Next to subtropical species, alpine plants grow in giant form. |
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Crowning the canopy, rhododendrons, up to 30 metres high. |
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In April and May, their flowers turn the forests ruby red, attracting bird species found only here |
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bù tóng zú qún de shān mín men zài jí shì shàng xiàng jù. wèi le jì xù tā de zhēng tú, Rock yǔ tā de tàn xiǎn duì bì xū shè fǎ yuè guò yún nán de jī liú. tā dìng zhì le yòng sēn lín téng wàn tè zhì de jiē shi shéng suǒ lái wán chéng yùn zài bìng jì lù xià le zhěng gè quán chéng. tā men yòng máo niú yóu rùn huá le diào suǒ 40 gè rén hé 15 tóu luó zi kāi shǐ dù hé. dàn bìng fēi měi cì dōu chéng gōng dǐ dá le bǐ àn. zài nù jiāng hé gǔ yáo yuǎn de bǐ àn, zhí wù liè rén men yǒu le jīng rén de fā xiàn. jǐn guǎn yuǎn lí rè dài, tā men què sì hū jìn rù le yī piàn rè qì téng téng de rè dài cóng lín, zhè jiù shì gāo lí gòng shān de sēn lín zhè lǐ de zhí wù qún luò yǔ zhòng bù tóng. lèi sì yà rè dài gāo shān zhí wù wù zhǒng de jù dà wài xíng. gāo dá 30 duō mǐ de dù juān huā xiàng zhe cāng qióng áng shǒu nù fàng. sì wǔ yuè jiān tā men jiāng cāng cuì de shān lín rǎn chéng yī piàn yān hóng, xī yǐn le wéi cǐ dú yǒu de niǎo lèi. |