Thirty years of progress in the studies on basic features of glaciers in China
showing the numerical classification of 22 glaciers is presented. A diagram of glacial zonality specific for further studies on basic features of glaciers in China is also suggested.
The AA. divide the 388 species of endangered plants recorded in the first volume of China Plant Red Data Book into 7 types : living fossils| ancient relics| species of only a small range| monospecific genus| the important element of the flora