A small gathering with Xu Yue at Guiyang. The institute has a brandy new campus in Jingyang district. Liu Chengshuai（left 1） joined GYIG in 2015 under CAS 100-talent program. Huang Guopei （right 1）just came as a new postdoc in the institute. It is also the day to celebrate the institute’s 50th anniversary. （20160904）
今天，有两位新同学报到。分别是来自斯里兰卡的硕士生Dilanka， 和来自长沙的博士生唐天罡。其中，Dilanka不久将赴中国地质大学（武汉），在国际班完成她的学分，再全时加入到研究组。（20160831）
Sampling forest soil in Hainan (2015.1.17-22)
On the 17th-22nd of January several group members went to Hainan for collecting forest soil samples from rubber trees and Eucalyptus trees. The aim of the study is to investigate the role of land use change in the cycling of carbon and POPs in the tropical environment. Besides, passive air samplers were also installed in the locations as part of the study.
A rubber tree forest.
Prof Tao was introducing the cutting of rubber trees to the group.
A close look at the rubber juice.
With the rubber tree leaves.
A picnic lunch in the field.
This is the famous Hainan Chaotian Chilli （海南朝天椒）. On the back is the beautiful hotel where the group stay.