The "willow bay" in Taiyanghe National Forest Park in Pu'er City is an unfrequented place rich in vegetation. It is home to the slope willow, whose towering canopy has nothing in common with "drooping like fringes of a robe" as described in an ancient poem. The horizontal, gnarled branches and thick, chapped bark remind people that this is a willow. 

About 'Journeys in Nature': Wuliang Mountains Series

The primitive forest in the Wuliang Mountains of southwest China's Yunnan Province offers a sanctuary to wildlife. From gibbons to muntjacs, and tortoises to beetles, this series showcases the unique flora and fauna that call the mountain home.

More on Wuliang Mountains series:

Wuliang Mountains Series | Episode 1: Flying Tenors

Wuliang Mountains Series | Episode 2: Woodland foodies

Wuliang Mountains Series | Episode 3: Indo-Chinese gray langur

Wuliang Mountains Series | Episode 4: Strolling birds

Wuliang Mountains Series | Episode 5: Slow loris

Wuliang Mountains Series | Episode 6: Indian muntjac

Wuliang Mountains Series | Episode 7: Impressed Tortoise

Wuliang Mountains Series | Episode 8: Golden tortoise beetle

Wuliang Mountains Series | Episode 9: Jiaoguatang Wetland

Wuliang Mountains Series | Episode 10: Haven for water birds

(Cover image a screenshot from the video)

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