The early summer of Tibet is a time when varied flowers on the plateau bloom and flourish. Among such a bewildering variety of flowers, peony flowers stand out with their infiltrating fragrance and gorgeous color.

In Milin County of Nyingchi Prefecture, wild yellow peony flowers bloom. Distributed in the alpine valleys 2,000 to 3,500 meters above the sea level, they are an endangered species of flowers. Over 10,000 peony flowers exist in the world, and 5,000 of them live in this county.

Experts from the Agricultural Academy of Tibet Autonomous Region have long been making contribution to the breeding of peony flowers.

Wild yellow peony flowers are in full blossom. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

An expert is fertilizing the flowers. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

A bee is attracted to the flower by its fragrance. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

Experts are working in the experiment field. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

The white peony flower [Photo/China Tibet Online]

A blossoming peony flower against the morning clouds [Photo/China Tibet Online]

A flower bud like an elegant fairy[Photo/China Tibet Online]

A close up look at the flower [Photo/China Tibet Online]