Black Dragon PoolTotal: 4The monkey tree, a member of the camellia family with an interesting name and distinctive features, is listed as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List o…The first time we climbed the steep slope at the end of the concrete road in Xiaotangzi Village and stood on the rugged ridge, we saw the Black Dragon Pool …After we published an article about Xiaotangzi Village in Weishan, a reader left a comment telling us that behind the village there is a secluded spring cal…My first hike to Lanfeng (Orchid Peak) on Cangshan in Dali was on the fourth day after a snowfall in January 2018. The snow line had dropped below the mid-m… 
