到了新世纪的2001年,我们在莲花山的斑尾榛鸡研究已经进入第7个年头了。斑尾榛鸡是我国特有的松鸡科鸟类,是和大熊猫同级的国家重点保护动物。莲花山是甘肃省南部康乐、临潭、卓尼三县交界处的一座山脉,海拔3578米的顶峰因酷似莲花而得名。7月是莲花山山花烂漫的季节,红色的蔷薇、粉色的柳兰和报春花、黄色的水杨梅,配上绿色的针叶林、湛蓝的天空,显示出大自然的无穷 In the year 2001 of the new century, our study of the hazel grouse in Lotus Mountain has entered its seventh year. The spotted hazel grouse is a unique grouse bird in China and is a national key protected animal at the same level as the giant panda. Lianhua Mountain is a mountainous area at the junction of the three counties of recreation, Lintan, and Zhuoni in southern Gansu Province. The peak at an elevation of 3,578 meters is named after a lotus flower. The month of July is the season of blooming lotus flowers. The red rose, the pink weeping orchid and the primrose, the yellow plum, together with the green coniferous forest and the blue sky, show the endless nature.