世纪阳光园的植物与鸟类Plants and Birds of Century Sunshine Garden

牵牛花

Morning Glory

清晨开放的植物，花朵成漏斗状。

A plant that blooms in the early morning, with funnel-shaped flowers.

一楼花坛Ground-floor flower beds

马兰

Indian Aster

菊科植物，嫩茎叶可作蔬菜食用，俗称“马兰头”。

A plant in the daisy family whose tender stems and leaves are eaten as a vegetable, commonly known as “malantou”.

2 号楼草地Lawn by Building 2

何首乌

Fo-ti (Chinese Knotweed)

中药“四大仙草”之一，经专业炮制后可补肝肾。

One of the “Four Great Immortal Herbs” of Chinese medicine; once professionally processed, it is used to nourish the liver and kidneys.

2 号楼草地Lawn by Building 2

紫苏

Perilla

叶片紫绿色，具有特殊香气的植物，常用作调味品。

A plant with purple-green leaves and a distinctive aroma, often used as a seasoning.

中心绿地Central green

朴树

Chinese Hackberry

具有对称树叶的乔木，树高可达20米，在小区里为灌木高度。

A tree with symmetrical leaves that can grow up to 20 meters tall; in our community it is only shrub height.

黄鹤菜

Oriental False Hawksbeard

菊科草本植物，古代饥荒时会烫熟食用。

A herbaceous plant in the daisy family; in ancient times of famine, people blanched and ate it.

一楼花坛Ground-floor flower beds

十大功劳

Chinese Mahonia

小檗科植物，因可入药被称作“十大功劳”。

A plant in the barberry family, called “Ten Great Merits” in Chinese because of its medicinal uses.

白头鹎

Light-vented Bulbul

鹎科群居性鸟类，大陆亚种头为白色，故得名。

A social bird of the bulbul family; the mainland subspecies has a white head, which gives it its Chinese name, “white-headed bulbul”.

鹊鸲

Oriental Magpie-Robin

体色黑白相间、尾常上翘的小型鸟类。

A small black-and-white bird that often holds its tail cocked upward.

珠颈斑鸠

Spotted Dove

城市常见斑鸠属鸟类，脖颈有白点，以“咕咕”的叫声和“敷衍”的巢闻名。

A common city dove with white spots on its neck, known for its “coo-coo” call and its famously “half-hearted” nests.

绣眼鸟

White-eye

眼周有白色眼圈的小型食虫鸟，爱吃花蜜，体型小于麻雀，会发出“tsi-tsi”的声音，常隐蔽于树丛间。

A small insect-eating bird with a white ring around each eye. It loves nectar, is smaller than a sparrow, makes a “tsi-tsi” call, and often hides among trees and shrubs.

乌鸫

Chinese Blackbird

通体漆黑、常被误认为乌鸦的鸟，歌声悦耳多变，雨天可见其吃蚯蚓。

An all-black bird often mistaken for a crow. Its song is melodious and varied, and on rainy days it can be seen eating earthworms.

白腰文鸟

White-rumped Munia

嘴粗厚呈圆锥状的小型食谷鸟。

A small seed-eating bird with a thick, cone-shaped bill.

丝光椋鸟

Red-billed Starling

头颈灰白、两翅黑色的常见群居鸟类。

A common social bird with a grayish-white head and neck and black wings.