Reads of the week

Field Guide to Natural History and Wildlife of Nujiang-Gaoligong Mountains

Located in western Yunnan province and straddling the border of southwestern China and northern Myanmar, the Gaoligong Mountains are a place with an abundance of natural species and very little documentation.

Field Guide to Natural History and Wildlife of Nujiang-Gaoligong Mountains, published by the China Encyclopedia Publishing House, is an effort to capture the biodiversity of this area. The Chinese-language guide contains 800 photos and descriptions of around 700 different plants, insects, birds, fish, reptiles and mammals which are found along its seven observation routes.