Heather Angel / Man using pole to propel bamboo raft on Lijang / Li River, Karst peaks beyond. At dawn, Lijiang River Scenic Zone, Yangshuo county, Guangxi, China.

Pete Oxford / Cablecar to Jade Dragon mountain, Glacier Park, Lijiang, Yunnan, China

Pete Oxford / Yunnan pine trees in snow {Pinus yunnanensis} Lijiang, Yunnan province, China

Dong Lei / Landscape of village and mountains from near Lashihai lake, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China. January 2012

Dong Lei / Houses in village near Lashihai lake with mountain in background, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China. January 2012

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Frogs destined for human consumption in a market, Lijiang, China

Dong Lei / Himalayan daisy (Cremanthodium sp.) Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan, China, July 2010.

Dong Lei / Poppy (Meconopsis sp.) flower, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan, China, July.

Dong Lei / Toyota flowers (Salvia japonica) Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan, China

Dong Lei / Orchid flower (Hemipilia flabellata) Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan, China

Dong Lei / Himalayan daisy (Cremanthodium sp.) Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan, China, July.

Dong Lei / Black iris (Iris chrysographes) flowers, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan, China, July.

Dong Lei / Stick insect (Phasmatodea sp.) Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan, China, July.

Dong Lei / Swinhoe's striped squirrel (Tamiops swinhoei) feeding, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan, China, July.

Dong Lei / Grey-crowned warbler (Seicercus tephrocephalus) perched, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan, China, July.

Dong Lei / Dutchman's pipe (Monotropa hypopitys) Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan, China, July.

Dong Lei / Dutchman's pipe (Monotropa hypopitys) Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan, China, July.

Dong Lei / Poppy (Meconopsis sp.) flower, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan, China, July.

Dong Lei / Rhododendron (Rhododendron sp) plant, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan, China, July.

Dong Lei / Orchid (Hemipilia flabellata) flower, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan, China, July.

Dong Lei / Mountain landscape with town and terraced fields, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan, China, July 2007.

Dong Lei / Mountain landscape with town and terraced fields, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan, China, July 2007.

Dong Lei / Mountain landscape with town and terraced fields, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan, China, July.

Dong Lei / Sea bilberry (Vaccinium bracteatum) flowers, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan, China, July.

Dong Lei / Naxi / Dongba pictograph characters, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan, China, July.

Dong Lei / Primula flowers, (Primula sonchifolia) in snowy woodland, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April. April.

Dong Lei / Rhododendron flowers (Rhododendron sp) covered in raindrops, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Trillium flower (Trillium tschonoskii) in woodland, Lijiang City, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Rhododendron flowers (Rhododendron sp) covered in snow in mist, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Rhododendrons (Rhododendron sp) in flower on mountainside, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Rhododendrons (Rhododendron sp) in flower on mountainside, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April 2010.

Dong Lei / Mountainous landscape with coniferous forest, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April 2010.

Dong Lei / Mountainside covered with coniferous trees and flowering Rhododendron (Rhododendron sp) Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April 2010.

Dong Lei / Rhododendron flowers (Rhododendron sp) with mountain landscape in the background, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Rufous-gorgeted flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata) perched on lichen covered branch, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Himalayan bluetail (Tarsiger rufilatus) male on ground, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Himalayan bluetail (Tarsiger rufilatus) perched on bamboo with grub in beak, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Ashy-throated warbler (Phylloscopus maculipennis) perched on Rhododendron branch, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Mrs Gould's Sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae dabryii) male perched on bare branch of tree. Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Scaly thrush (Zoothera dauma) on ground with beak covered in dirt from foraging, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Green-backed tit (Parus monticolus) perched on branch amongst Rhododendron (Rhododendron sp) flowers, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Himalayan bluetail (Tarsiger rufilatus) male on mossy rock, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Forest with trees covered in Old man's beard (Usnea) and Rhododendron flowers (Rhododendron sp) Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / White-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus nudipes) in flight in front of trees, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Blue whistling-thrush (Myophonus caeruleus eugenei) on mossy rock, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Blue whistling-thrush (Myophonus caeruleus eugenei) on mossy rock, rear view, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / White-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus nudipes) in flight by cliffs, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Rufous-gorgeted flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata strophiata) perched on branch, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / (Primula sonchifolia) Lijiang City, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Rhododendron flowers (Rhododendron sp) Lijiang City, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Morel mushrooms (Morchella sp.) harvested in basket, Lijiang City, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Morel mushrooms (Morchella sp.) harvested in basket, Lijiang City, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Trillium plants (Trillium tschonoskii) with buds on forest floor with snow, Lijiang City, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Hiker with Trillium (Trillium tschonoskii) in bud with snow, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Trillium plants (Trillium tschonoskii) in bud on forest floor, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Trillium (Trillium tschonoskii) in bud on forest floor, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Common teal (Anas crecca) group of six in flight, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China, January 2014.

Dong Lei / Black-browed Tit (Aegithalos bonvalotis) perched, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China, Asia

Dong Lei / Black-headed Greenfinches (Carduelis ambigua) perched on wires, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China, Asia

Dong Lei / Bar-headed geese (Anser indicus) in flight, Lashihai lake, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China, Asia

Dong Lei / Bar headed geese (Anser indicus) group of four in flight above the Lashihai Lake, Lijiang, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Yunnan Province, China. February.

Dong Lei / Black veined white (Aporia crataegi) butterfly feeding on Snowy primrose (Primula nivalis) Lijiang City, Yunnan province, China, July.

Dong Lei / Lily (Lilium duchartrei) flower in habitat, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China.

Dong Lei / Fallen Rhododendron flowers (Rhododendro sp.) in snowy woodland, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China, April.

Dong Lei / Fallen Magnolia petals (Magnoliaceae sp) in forest, Lijian City, Yunnan Province, China, April.

Pete Oxford / Dogs in cage kept for eating. Jianchuan County, bordering Lijiang. Yunnan Province. China

Pete Oxford / Traditional Chinese lanterns hanging over water, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Naxi woman in traditional dress with the seven-starred cape stretching silk cocoons to be dried later and then spun. Lijiang Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Naxi musicians playing in Dayan orchestra, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Naxi wom with man smoking long-stemmed bamboo pipe, Lijiang Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Naxi woman with man smoking a long-stemmed bamboo pipe with a dog at his side, Lijiang Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Tibetan man wearing winter hat made from Red Panda {Ailurus fulgens} skin. Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Bai ethnic minority people laying wheat on the road for vehicles to drive over to separate the wheat from the stems / chaff. Jianchuan County, bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Bai ethnic minority people carrying rice plants in baskets through paddy fields for replanting. Jianchuan County, bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Pig snout peering out under a door - the domestic animals live in pens within the courtyard of the houses. These pigs have chewed through the woodwork so that they can see out. Naxi Village near Lijia...

Pete Oxford / Bai ethnic minority woman, Jianchuan County, bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Bai woman carrying rice plants in a basket through flooded paddy fields for replanting. Jianchuan County, bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China. 2006

Pete Oxford / Two Pig snouts peering out under door - the domestic animals live in pens within the courtyard of the houses. These pigs have chewed through the woodwork so that they can see out. Naxi Village near Li...

Pete Oxford / Bai lay Harvested wheat on the road for vehicles to drive over to separate the wheat from the stem. Jianchuan County, bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China. 2006

Pete Oxford / Bai ethnic minority people carrying rice plants in baskets through paddy fields for replanting. Jianchuan County, bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Lisu man smoking pipe, Jianchuan County, bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Bai ethnic minority people carrying rice plants in baskets through paddy fields for replanting. Jianchuan County, bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Naxi performer / musician in Dayan orchestra, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Bai woman winnowing wheat. Jianchuan County, bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Chinese man doing Tai Chi excercises at Black Dragon Pool with One-Cent Pavilion in background, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Bai woman winnowing wheat. Jianchuan County, bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Bai woman winnowing wheat. Jianchuan County, bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Bai woman winnowing wheat. Jianchuan County, bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Bai ethnic minority people laying wheat on the road for vehicles to drive over to separate the wheat from the stem. Jianchuan County bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Ceramic roof tiles for sale on the side of the road, Jianchuan County bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Bai ethnic minority people laying wheat on the road for vehicles to drive over to separate the wheat from the stem. Jianchuan County bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Man doing Caligraphy, Jianchuan County, bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Bai ethnic minority person laying wheat on the road for vehicles to drive over to separate the wheat from the stem. Jianchuan County bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Man doing Caligraphy, Jianchuan County, bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Man doing Caligraphy, Jianchuan County, bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Pete Oxford / Bai ethnic minority people laying wheat on the road for vehicles to drive over to separate the wheat from the stem. Jianchuan County bordering Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 2006