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Global Times: The rebirth of Thuja sutchuenensis, ancient tree species being preserved, as ecological protection gains speed
Over 7,800 wild Thuja sutchuenensis trees are documented in a regional database, with survival rates exceeding 70% in 41 sites across 17 provinces, officials said.
- On Dec. 02, 2025, a Beijing press release highlighted conservation efforts for Thuja sutchuenensis, reporting its relocation to 41 sites in 17 provinces and over 7,800 wild trees found by Xuebaoshan Nature Reserve.
- In the southern foothills of the Daba Mountains, Thuja sutchuenensis traces back to the Cretaceous and persists only in the Three Gorges Reservoir area.
- Following 2015 reforms, the reserve reports support intensified conservation and is procuring LiDAR to record each wild Thuja sutchuenensis tree, said Huang Jilan.
- Relocated seedlings demonstrate tangible success with an average survival rate over 70 percent, over 80 percent survival in Changdao, Shandong Province, and 1,000 seedlings survived in Qamdo, Xizang Autonomous Region.
- Chongqing has integrated basin governance by achieving full Yangtze mainstream ecological compensation and embedding data into the Bayu Water Governance application, driven by President Xi Jinping's 2016 green-development directive for the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
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Global Times: The rebirth of Thuja sutchuenensis, ancient tree species being preserved, as ecological protection gains speed
BEIJING, Dec. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Towering like a pagoda, with scale-like leaves and roots gripping rocks, this tree stands upright on steep cliffs.
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