Retracing China's roots

A new documentary highlights 28 plant species native to China, Xu Fan reports. A rare Chinese botany documentary The Journey of Chinese Plants recently debuted at the third Beijing Documentary Week, which ends on Thursday."> A new documentary highlights 28 plant species native to China, Xu Fan reports. A rare Chinese botany documentary The Journey of Chinese Plants recently debuted at the third Beijing Documentary Week, which ends on Thursday."> A new documentary highlights 28 plant species native to China, Xu Fan reports. A rare Chinese botany documentary The Journey of Chinese Plants recently debuted at the third Beijing Documentary Week, which ends on Thursday."> A new documentary highlights 28 plant species native to China, Xu Fan reports. A rare Chinese botany documentary The Journey of Chinese Plants recently debuted at the third Beijing Documentary Week, which ends on Thursday."> A new documentary highlights 28 plant species native to China, Xu Fan reports. A rare Chinese botany documentary The Journey of Chinese Plants recently debuted at the third Beijing Documentary Week, which ends on Thursday."> A new documentary highlights 28 plant species native to China, Xu Fan reports. A rare Chinese botany documentary The Journey of Chinese Plants recently debuted at the third Beijing Documentary Week, which ends on Thursday."> A new documentary highlights 28 plant species native to China, Xu Fan reports. A rare Chinese botany documentary The Journey of Chinese Plants recently debuted at the third Beijing Documentary Week, which ends on Thursday.">

The documentary captures the growing process of dove tree in Sichuan province. (Photo: China Daily)

Still image in The Journey of Chinese Plants features Saussurea medusa on Baima Snow Mountain in Yunnan province.

Still image in The Journey of Chinese Plants features sweet wormwood, from which artemisinin can be extracted, in Madagascar.

Still image in The Journey of Chinese Plants features moso bamboos in Ningbo, Zhejiang province.