China`s best kept secret .

China hides a treasure trove of flowering plants . However, many tourists are disappointed when their China Tour takes them to gardens composed only of rocks, ponds and pagodas but no flowering plants .

Many tourists are disappointed when their China Tour takes them to gardens composed only of rocks, ponds and pagodas but no flowering plants .

Yunnan Province,however, in south central China is a wild mountainous region of lush green forests and climate condusive to year round blooming of a kaleidoscope of colourful flowers .

In 1999 Kunming held the International Garden Expo, the site of which today still displays spectacular garden beds .

Known as ' The city of eternal spring' , Kunming is the starting point for all garden lovers who like to see flowers blooming in the wild .
Yunnan is the home of Rosa gigantea, the wild tea- scented China rose.

Explore the locations visited by Martin Rix and Roger Phillips in their TV series 'Quest for the China Rose'. In 1924, plant hunter George Forrest and anthropologist Joseph Rock discovered Camellia reticulata, wild tree peonies and the Banksian rose in Yunnan province.

See rare and endemic plants growing in their natural habitat in forests on Zixi Mountain and in the alpine meadows of Cang Shan Mountain.

Over 240 species of fragrant plants, 250 species of edible mushrooms and 170 native species of rhododendrons have been identified in these areas.    

Find out more on the internet at www.toursgallery.com

For information about seeing colourful flowers in China, botanical expeditions and when to go phone Ken Osetroff on (07) 3359 6651
or Tollfree 1300 307 317 Email gardens@toursgallery.com

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