Wuzhishan.

A named home for Li brocade and Miao ritual dance traditions in central Hainan.

Li brocade weaver Yan Zhang seated at a backstrap loom, with colorful warp threads stretched across her lap. — Yan Zhang works at a backstrap loom in this 2019 photograph. She is not Liu Xianglan; the image is a comparison showing the body-braced weaving technique discussed in the article.

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The Weaver and the Loom at Her Waist

A report on Liu Xianglan’s bodily technique, plant dyes and the family links through which her practice travelled.

A keeled box turtle with a ridged brown shell stands on grass.

The Turtle Returned to the Rainforest

A villager's roadside encounter near Wuzhishan's Maoyang management station led to a careful assessment and return of a keeled box turtle to the rainforest.

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Yan Zhang works at a backstrap loom in this 2019 photograph. She is not Liu Xianglan; the image is a comparison showing the body-braced weaving technique discussed in the article.Chiome-gold · CC0 1.0 Universal Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ The reviewed Commons standard thumbnail is retained privately. Public WebP copies preserve proportions and do not enlarge this source copy; the full upstream original was not downloaded.
Species reference: this Cuora mouhotii was photographed in India in 2019. It is not the individual found near Maoyang in 2022, and it does not depict that turtle’s rescue or release.Rejoice Gassah · CC BY 4.0 International Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ The reviewed Commons standard thumbnail is retained privately. Public WebP copies preserve proportions and do not enlarge this source copy; the full upstream original was not downloaded.