Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas

World Heritage

China

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Located in the mountainous northwestern part of Yunnan Province, the Three Parallel Rivers National Park consists of a cluster of eight geographical reserves covering an area of 1.7 million hectares and encompasses the upper reaches of Asia’s three great rivers: the Yangtze (Jinsha), the Mekong and the Salween, flowing roughly parallel from north to south through steep canyons, some up to 3,000 metres deep, and surrounded by glacial peaks over 6,000 metres high. The reserve is the centre of biodiversity in China. It is also one of the most biodiverse temperate regions in the world.

Meili Xue Shan—Meili Snow Mountains, in Yunnan Protected Area

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Location of Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas indicated by a red circle

The upper reaches of the Yangtze River, bearing north having just emerged from the Tiger Leaping Gor...

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A herd of takin in Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County

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executive body	Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/05fcb_d
Commons category	Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
coordinate location	Point(98.406388888 27.895)
start time	2010-01-01T00:00:00Z
point in time	2010-01-01T00:00:00Z
page banner	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Three%20Parallel%20Rivers%20National%20Park%20banner%20Meili%20Snow%20Mountain%20at%20Dusk.jpg
area	16984
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (x)

start time	2003-01-01T00:00:00Z
end time	2010-01-01T00:00:00Z
start time	2003-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	محميّات الأنهر الثلاثة الموازية ليونان
official name	Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
official name	Zonas protegidas del Parque de los Tres Ríos Paralelos de Yunnan
official name	Aires protégées des trois fleuves parallèles au Yunnan
official name	雲南三江併流の保護地域群
official name	Beschermd gebied van de drie parallelle rivieren van Yunnan
official name	Национальный парк «Три параллельные реки», провинция Юньнань
official name	云南三江并流保护区
volume as quantity	World Heritage selection criterion (x)