Wednesday 5 February 2014

Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, China (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1083

Consisting of eight geographical clusters of protected areas within the boundaries of the Three Parallel Rivers National Park, in the mountainous north-west of Yunnan Province, the 1.7 million hectare site features sections of the upper reaches of three of the great rivers of Asia: the Yangtze (Jinsha), Mekong and Salween run roughly parallel, north to south, through steep gorges which, in places, are 3,000 m deep and are bordered by glaciated peaks more than 6,000 m high. The site is an epicentre of Chinese biodiversity. It is also one of the richest temperate regions of the world in terms of biodiversity.

Sender: guozifan, Sent on: 12 Dec, 2013, Received on: 31 Jan, 2014, Travel time: 50 days

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