Fauna & Flora
The moist climate and
fertile soil in Yichang supplies an excellent environment for
animals and plants.
From barranca to mountaintop,there are green
broad-leaved woods, broad-leaved mixed forest and needle leaf woods.In the river valley area ,there are palms ,camphor trees of
tropical zone,and forests such as mandarin orange,tea trees of
subtropical zone.In the hills and low mountain area ,rare trees
like pine, the cypress ,China fir,ginkgo,dove tree and so on can
be easily found.There are more than 17 million mu (1133333
hectares) land fit for
 planting trees.The reserve of lumber is more than 24 million m3,
48% of its land surface is covered with forest. It's one of the
most important areas that produces lumber in Hubei Province.There
are various local specialities in Yichang.Yichang enjoys
nationwide reputation for its high-quality tea-leaves and oranges.
In Yichang there are large quantities of rare animals, birds such
as Chinese sturgeon, south China tiger, snub-nosed monkey, musk
deer, golden monkey and some other state protection kinds.
Altogether,there are 363 kinds of land vertebrate in Yichang.
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