A Bay With Old Trees on It
At Shimei Bay, a sandy coastal forest survives in fragments—and researchers followed its connections through leaves, markers and winged seeds.
Wanning.
A southeastern Hainan city where bay forests, carved mountain histories and organized water-sports training meet along a 109-kilometre shore.
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Training on the Open Water at Shenzhou
At Shenzhou Peninsula, a 2023 instructor course shows how Wanning's water-sports scene is being organized around training as well as events.
The Ridge of Stone Inscriptions
From a narrow path through Huafeng Cliff to a Ming title carved in stone, Dongshan Ridge preserves a history written directly into its rocks.
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Shimei Bay at sunset, photographed 16 April 2011. The coastal forest discussed in the story is not visible in this view.牛糞 · CC BY-SA 3.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Retained source: Wikimedia standard 1280-pixel thumbnail; upstream full original was not downloaded. WebP derivatives were not enlarged.
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Place-setting photograph of Cove 1 Beach, taken 27 August 2020; it does not depict the later motorboat instructor course.STW932 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Retained source: Wikimedia standard 1280-pixel thumbnail; upstream full original was not downloaded. WebP derivatives were not enlarged.
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Huafeng Immortals’ Cave entrance and nearby rock inscriptions, photographed 25 August 2020.STW932 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Retained source: Wikimedia standard 1280-pixel thumbnail; upstream full original was not downloaded. WebP derivatives were not enlarged.
