Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas

Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas [Photo/China.org.cn]

In the high mountains of Southwest China's Yunnan province, three rivers – Jinsha, Nujiang and Lancang -- originating from the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, run roughly parallel, north to south for some 170 kilometers. The Three Parallel Rivers region of the Yunnan Protected Areas consists of 15 protected zones in eight geographic clusters.

It was inscribed on the World Heritage List as a natural property in 2003.