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Biodiversity in Southwest China and Tibet
Southwest China—especially Yunnan, Sichuan, and the eastern Tibetan Plateau—is among the world’s richest biodiversity hotspots. Its deep valleys, high mountains, and varied climates nurture extraordinary plant and animal life, much of it unknown to the West until the early twentieth century. This natural wealth drew pioneering explorers such as George Forrest, Frank Kingdon Ward, Reginald Farrer, Joseph F. Rock, and Heinrich Handel-Mazzetti, who collected rhododendrons, primulas, lilies, and the famed blue poppy. Ernest Henry Wilson introduced many species to Western gardens. Even Theodore Roosevelt’s sons joined a 1929 expedition that brought the first panda specimen to the United States, sparking widespread fascination.
