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Brazilian red-cloaks bloom in Hainan Tropical Botanical Garden

The Brazilian red-cloak (Megaskepasma erythrochlamys Lindau) is native to South America. The showy tropical plant has two-lipped white flowers, the red ones are actuall

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Wax apple: juicy, crunchy and refreshing

The wax apple, also known as Java apple, is nothing like the apple you know. It's a tropical plant in the family of Myrtaceae. The plant has aromatic leaves and its flo

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How to make Yucha, a special delicacy of Li people in Hainan

Yucha is a special delicacy of Li ethnic people in Hainan Province, south China. It's made of salted fish and cooked rice and has a sour taste. How to make this unique

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How to make bamboo tube-cooked rice

02:08 Bamboo tube-cooked rice is also called bamboo rice. It's a type of roasted food made of rice with spices contained in a bamboo tube. The food is popular among eth

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Pretty kapok flowers bloom in Hainan, S China

Kapok is a kind of tropical tree found in Asia. It's also known as a cotton tree, because the plant produces large pods filled with silky cotton fiber that is historica

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Pink woodsorrels bloom in Hainan Tropical Botanical Garden

Pink woodsorrels are pretty plants with pink to violet flowers. The flowers, which have an acidic flavor, are sometimes added to salads as decorations. The leaves are a

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Life by the sea: Fish market and fishermen from Puqian Town

Facing the sea on three sides, Puqian Town in Wenchang City, south China's Hainan Province is rich in aquatic products. As a traditional fishing town, people here have

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Bleeding Heart Vines bloom in Hainan Tropical Botanical Garden

An attractive plant native to Africa, the Bleeding Heart Vine can also be found in the Tropical Botanical Garden in Danzhou City, south China's Hainan Province. Compare

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Wanquan River: The 'Amazon River' of China

00:55 Tropical rainforests get tremendous amount of rainfall, which helps the formation of some of the largest rivers in the world, such as the Amazon. Located in the s

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A time-honored opera in Hainan: Wenchang Doll Opera

01:07 Wenchang Doll Opera, or Wenchang puppetry, has been around for over 600 years, longer than Qiong Opera, the most iconic opera in China's southern Hainan Province

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Sea of clouds hangs over south China's Hainan Province

In Baisha Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, it's not unusual to spot clouds hanging so low that they seem to almost touch the mountains.The county is