Chinese dove trees in full bloom in Sichuan(1/4)

Chinese dove trees are in full bloom in Gulin county, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Davidia involucrata, called the Chinese dove tree or handkerchief tree, is an ancient deciduous species of the Tertiary period. It is regarded as "the living plant fossil" and "the green panda" of the plant kingdom. (Photo: China News Service/Xu Ting)

Chinese dove trees are in full bloom in Gulin county, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Davidia involucrata, called the Chinese dove tree or handkerchief tree, is an ancient deciduous species of the Tertiary period. It is regarded as "the living plant fossil" and "the green panda" of the plant kingdom. (Photo: China News Service/Xu Ting)

Chinese dove trees are in full bloom in Gulin county, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Davidia involucrata, called the Chinese dove tree or handkerchief tree, is an ancient deciduous species of the Tertiary period. It is regarded as "the living plant fossil" and "the green panda" of the plant kingdom. (Photo: China News Service/Xu Ting)

Chinese dove trees are in full bloom in Gulin county, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Davidia involucrata, called the Chinese dove tree or handkerchief tree, is an ancient deciduous species of the Tertiary period. It is regarded as "the living plant fossil" and "the green panda" of the plant kingdom. (Photo: China News Service/Xu Ting)