March 21, 2020 marks International Day of Forests, a day to raise awareness of the importance of forests worldwide, as well as celebrate their breathtaking beauty. As a country with massive land area, China possesses plenty of forests from coniferous forests of cold zone, to rain forests of tropics. They present different beauty all through the year. Click through the gallery to take a visual tour of Chinese forests:
Salt cedar forests in the northern part of Hulun Beir city, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China. April 23rd, 2017. /VCG
Salt cedar forests in the northern part of Hulun Beir city, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China. April 23rd, 2017. /VCG
Forest basking in sunset in Great Xing'an Range, north China. May 8th, 2017. /VCG
Forest basking in sunset in Great Xing'an Range, north China. May 8th, 2017. /VCG
Forest in Jingde Town, Jiangxi Province in east China. May 14th, 2017. /VCG
Forest in Jingde Town, Jiangxi Province in east China. May 14th, 2017. /VCG
Pine forest in morning glory, Great Xing'an Range. June 6th, 2014. /VCG
Pine forest in morning glory, Great Xing'an Range. June 6th, 2014. /VCG
Yinggeling National Nature Reserve in Hainan Province in south China. July 17th, 2018. /VCG
Yinggeling National Nature Reserve in Hainan Province in south China. July 17th, 2018. /VCG
Forest and rainbow after a summer rain in Great Xing'an Range. August 30th, 2017. /VCG
Forest and rainbow after a summer rain in Great Xing'an Range. August 30th, 2017. /VCG
Autumn forest in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China. September 24th, 2018. /VCG
Autumn forest in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China. September 24th, 2018. /VCG
Great Xing'an Range. September 21st, 2015. /VCG
Great Xing'an Range. September 21st, 2015. /VCG
Autumn forest in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China. September 27th, 2018. /VCG
Autumn forest in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China. September 27th, 2018. /VCG
Yangling National Forest Park in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province in east China. October 3rd, 2018. /VCG
Yangling National Forest Park in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province in east China. October 3rd, 2018. /VCG
Autumn forest in Karamay, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China. October 4th, 2015. /VCG
Autumn forest in Karamay, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China. October 4th, 2015. /VCG
Wetland forest in Haikou City, Hainan Province in south China. November 17, 2017. / VCG
Wetland forest in Haikou City, Hainan Province in south China. November 17, 2017. / VCG
Winter forest in Hulun Beir city, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China. December 13th, 2014. /VCG
Winter forest in Hulun Beir city, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China. December 13th, 2014. /VCG
Winter forest in Hulun Beir city, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China. January 7th, 2017. /VCG
Winter forest in Hulun Beir city, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China. January 7th, 2017. /VCG
Winter forest in Hulun Beir city, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China. January 7th, 2017. /VCG
Winter forest in Hulun Beir city, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China. January 7th, 2017. /VCG
Winter forest in Great Xing'an Range in north China. January 26th, 2019. /VCG
Winter forest in Great Xing'an Range in north China. January 26th, 2019. /VCG
(Cover photo via VCG)
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