Various food chains maintain the balance of the natural world. The chains form and break, abiding by the theory of evolution. This is apparent in the Pond of Nine Dragons, a fault basin in Mount Fanjing, where witnesses in the wild take part in the fascinating process.

CGTN Nature: Mount Fanjing Series | Episode 1: Pristine Land

CGTN Nature: Mount Fanjing Series | Episode 2: Hermits in the Mountain

CGTN Nature: Mount Fanjing Series | Episode 3: Gray Snub-nosed Monkey

CGTN Nature: Mount Fanjing Series | Episode 4: Heralds of Spring

CGTN Nature: Mount Fanjing Series | Episode 5: Millennium Crapemyrtle

In the seven-episode Mount Fanjing Series, CGTN Nature unfolds various wildlife and landforms on this pristine and secluded island in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Endemic plants and native animals have long inhabited the mountains that formed more than a billion years ago.

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