Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas

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UNESCO World Heritage Site biosphere region protected area

The Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwest China renowned for its dramatic mountain landscapes and exceptional biodiversity where the Yangtze, Mekong, and Salween rivers run in close proximity.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas canonical 7
Three Parallel Rivers region 3
UNESCO World Heritage Site Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas 1

Statements (73)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
biosphere region ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
area 17000 square kilometers ⓘ
1700000 hectares ⓘ
biodiversityHotspot yes ⓘ
contains 15 protected areas ⓘ
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain ⓘ
surface form: Baimang Snow Mountain

Gaoligong Mountain ⓘ
Haba Snow Mountain ⓘ
Hongshan ⓘ
Laowo Mountain ⓘ
Meili Snow Mountains ⓘ
surface form: Meili Snow Mountain

Qianhu Mountain ⓘ
Yunling Mountain ⓘ
alpine meadows ⓘ
eight geographic clusters ⓘ
glacial landforms ⓘ
glaciated peaks ⓘ
gorges ⓘ
karst formations ⓘ
national nature reserves ⓘ
provincial nature reserves ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ
subtropical forests ⓘ
temperate forests ⓘ
containsRiver Jinsha River ⓘ
Lancang River ⓘ
Mekong River ⓘ
Nu River ⓘ
Salween River ⓘ
Yangtze River ⓘ
country China ⓘ
governingBody China ⓘ
surface form: People's Republic of China
hasCulturalAspect traditional livelihoods of ethnic minorities ⓘ
hasFauna Asiatic black bear ⓘ
surface form: Himalayan black bear

Yunnan snub-nosed monkey ⓘ
clouded leopard ⓘ
pheasant species ⓘ
red panda ⓘ
snow leopard ⓘ
takin ⓘ
hasFlora broadleaf evergreen forests ⓘ
rhododendron species ⓘ
temperate coniferous forests ⓘ
hasHighestElevation over 6000 meters ⓘ
hasLowestElevation about 1500 meters ⓘ
hasUNESCOSiteId 1083 ⓘ
inscriptionYear 2003 ⓘ
knownFor deep river gorges ⓘ
dramatic mountain landscapes ⓘ
exceptional biodiversity ⓘ
high endemism ⓘ
languageOfLocalCommunities Lisu ⓘ
Naxi language ⓘ
surface form: Naxi

Tibetan ⓘ
locatedIn Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture ⓘ
Old Town of Lijiang ⓘ
surface form: Lijiang City

Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture ⓘ
Yunnan Province ⓘ
surface form: Yunnan

eastern Himalaya region ⓘ
Southwest China ⓘ
surface form: southwest China
partOf Hengduan Mountains ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the most biologically diverse temperate regions in the world ⓘ
threats infrastructure development pressure ⓘ
tourism pressure ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType natural ⓘ
UNESCOStateParty China ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ix) ⓘ
(vii) ⓘ
(viii) ⓘ
(x) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Asia-Pacific ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yunnan Province → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas ⓘ
Salween River → partOf → Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Three Parallel Rivers region
Salween River → protectedArea → Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas ⓘ
Salween River → UNESCOStatus → Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Heritage Site region (Three Parallel Rivers)
Hengduan Mountains → contains → Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Three Parallel Rivers region
Hengduan Mountains → associatedWith → Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
Pudacuo National Park → partOf → Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas ⓘ
Diqing → hasProtectedArea → Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas ⓘ
subject surface form: Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Diqing → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteWithin → Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas ⓘ
subject surface form: Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Nu River → locatedIn → Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Three Parallel Rivers region
Nu River → UNESCOWorldHeritageContext → Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas ⓘ
World Heritage Sites in China → hasPart → Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas ⓘ