The Wuyi Mountains are the largest and most representative example of Chinese subtropical forests, and of the biodiversity of south Chinese rainforest.
The region's ecology has survived from before the Ice Age around 3 million years ago.
Biologists have been conducting field research in the area since 1873.

The vegetation of the area depends strongly on altitude.
Broadleaf evergreen forests dominate the lower elevations; their tree species yield to deciduous and needleleaf evergreen trees at higher elevations.
It is divided into 11 broad categories:
Temperate coniferous forest
Warm coniferous forest
Temperate broad-leaved and coniferous mixed forest
Deciduous and broad-leaved forest
Evergreen broad-leaved and deciduous mixed forest
Evergreen broad-leaved forest
Bamboo forest
Deciduous broad-leaved shrub forest
Evergreen broad-leaved shrub forest
Brush-wood
Meadow steppe
Most common are evergreen broad-leaved forests, some of which make up the largest remaining tracts of humid sub-tropical forests in the world.
Higher plants from 284 families, 1,107 genera, and 2,888 species, as well as 840 species of lower plant and fungus, have been reported for the region.
The most common tree families are beech (Fagaceae), laurel (Lauraceae), camellia (Theaceae), magnolia (Magnoliaceae), Elaeocarpaceae, and witch-hazel (Hamamelidaceae).
The Wuyi Mountains are the largest and most representative example of Chinese subtropical forests, and of the biodiversity of south Chinese rainforest. The region's ecology has survived from before the Ice Age around 3 million years ago. Biologists have been conducting field research in the area since 1873.
The vegetation of the area depends strongly on altitude. Broadleaf evergreen forests dominate the lower elevations; their tree species yield to deciduous and needleleaf evergreen trees at higher elevations. It is divided into 11 broad categories:
Temperate coniferous forest
Warm coniferous forest
Temperate broad-leaved and coniferous mixed forest
Deciduous and broad-leaved forest
Evergreen broad-leaved and deciduous mixed forest
Evergreen broad-leaved forest
Bamboo forest
Deciduous broad-leaved shrub forest
Evergreen broad-leaved shrub forest
Brush-wood
Meadow steppe
Most common are evergreen broad-leaved forests, some of which make up the largest remaining tracts of humid sub-tropical forests in the world. Higher plants from 284 families, 1,107 genera, and 2,888 species, as well as 840 species of lower plant and fungus, have been reported for the region. The most common tree families are beech (Fagaceae), laurel (Lauraceae), camellia (Theaceae), magnolia (Magnoliaceae), Elaeocarpaceae, and witch-hazel (Hamamelidaceae).
Wuyi Mountains