Category Archives: Xi'An

Bumping into Scots

The Scots have always travelled to distant parts. From my own career in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, I know a fair bit about the Scottish planthunters and seed collectors who worked in China. My own particular hero is George … Continue reading

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Even Sunnier

So, where have Sunny Dunny and DunbarJane been for the last two weeks?Well, we started here and climbed this. We were knocked out by these guys, then we took the train here, (where it was even sunnier than Dunbar) had … Continue reading

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