被誉为“木本花卉之王”的杜鹃花,是云南八大名花之一。据统计,云南杜鹃花有258种,占全国总数(约500多种)的一半以上,不愧为杜鹃花的发祥地和分布中心。其中绝大多数种类集中分布于滇西北的横断山脉地区,盛放之时,漫山遍野,娇妍绚丽,大有“令人一步千徘徊”的魅力。 Known as the “king of woody flowers,” azaleas, is one of the eight famous flowers in Yunnan. According to statistics, there are 258 species of azaleas in Yunnan, accounting for more than half of the total number of the country (about 500 species), which is indeed the cradle and distribution center of azaleas. The vast majority of them are concentrated in the Hengduan Mountains in the northwestern Yunnan. When they are in full bloom, the mountains and valleys are magnificent and beautiful, with a charm of “one-thousand-hovering.”