Native farmer, ecological ranger and specimen collector, Yang Zhiguang is like a faithful watchman of the mountains.

Running from southwest China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau all the way to the Indochina Peninsula, the Gaoligong Mountains form magnificent massifs over 600 kilometers of an area that has become one of the most biodiverse on the planet.

Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 1: Gaoligong Mountain

Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 2: The Skywalker

Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 3: Phayre's Leaf Monkey

Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 4: Hot Sea

Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 5: Beihai Wetland

Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 6: Phoenix in the Water

Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 7: Baihualing Ridge

Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 8: A Chirping Contest

Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 9: Flous Taiwania

Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 10: Baoshan Maddertree

Gaoligong Mountain series | Episode 11: Rallying Calls

(Cover image a screenshot from the video)

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