Three Rivers Confluence - World Natural Heritage

Author: Zi Xingchun
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: The "Three Parallel Rivers" natural landscape is composed of the Nujiang, Lancangjiang, and Jinshajiang rivers and the mountains within their basins, covering an area of 1.7 million hectares. It includes nine nature reserves and ten scenic areas located in Lijiang City, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province. Situated at the intersection of three major geographical regions—East Asia, South Asia, and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau—it represents one of the world's rare highland landscapes and its evolution, as well as one of the most biodiverse regions in the world. The scenic area spans three prefectures: Lijiang Prefecture, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture.
The "Three Parallel Rivers" refers to the Jinshajiang, Lancangjiang, and Nujiang rivers, three major rivers originating from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which flow parallel from north to south for over 170 kilometers in Yunnan Province. They traverse towering mountain ranges such as the Dandangla, Gaoligong, Nu, and Yunling mountains, creating a rare natural geographical phenomenon where the rivers flow side by side without merging. This book provides a detailed description of the natural landscape of the "Three Parallel Rivers" in both Chinese and English. The book is richly illustrated and written in accessible language, making it an excellent resource for understanding the "Three Parallel Rivers."
The "Three Parallel Rivers" natural landscape is composed of the Nujiang, Lancangjiang, and Jinshajiang rivers and the mountains within their basins, covering an area of 1.7 million hectares. It includes nine nature reserves and ten scenic areas located in Lijiang City, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province. Situated at the intersection of three major geographical regions—East Asia, South Asia, and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau—it represents one of the world's rare highland landscapes and its evolution, as well as one of the most biodiverse regions in the world. The scenic area spans three prefectures: Lijiang Prefecture, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture.
The "Three Parallel Rivers" refers to the Jinshajiang, Lancangjiang, and Nujiang rivers, three major rivers originating from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which flow parallel from north to south for over 170 kilometers in Yunnan Province. They traverse towering mountain ranges such as the Dandangla, Gaoligong, Nu, and Yunling mountains, creating a rare natural geographical phenomenon where the rivers flow side by side without merging. This book provides a detailed description of the natural landscape of the "Three Parallel Rivers" in both Chinese and English. The book is richly illustrated and written in accessible language, making it an excellent resource for understanding the "Three Parallel Rivers."