Songpan's charm lingers and shines in modern times

Ernest Henry Wilson visited Songpan, an ancient city in Sichuan province, a few times beginning in 1903 to take back with him seeds to the United Kingdom.

Back then, Songpan used to be an important source of biodiversity because of its location near the origin of Minjiang River, between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Sichuan Basin.

During his visits, the late British botanist took many photos of the city and praised its weather, landscape, ethnic food and culture in eulogies.