This edition in the A Brief Guide to Identifying Chinese Plants series mainly introduces
characteristic plants urban greening plants commonly seen wild plants and rare protected
plants from central China. It providesdescriptions of the plants' defining characteristics as
well as interesting stories related to these plants and there are even excellent photos paired
with introduc tions to help readers see the unique beauty of the plants being described. The
majority of the plants in the book are easily spotted distinctive of specific regions and
intimately related to people. There are also a number of rare endangered plants detailed that
are in need of protection measures. The types of plants touched on are many the content-rich
and the production quali ty is beautiful to look at. This book can help increase people's
awareness of environmental protec tion concerns and it can also deepen people's sense of the
world's beauty.
