Sanjiangyuan Natural Reserve

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Sanjiang source nature reserve is located in the hinterland of the Qinghai plateau, the southwestern part of Qinghai Province, the southwest of the Tibet autonomous region, the east of Sichuan Province, and the north of the Qinghai Mongolian Tibet Autonomous Prefecture. The total area of 36.6 million square kilometers, including 17 counties and cities, accounts for 43.88% of the total land area of Qinghai Province, the total population of 55.72 million, the residents are mainly Tibetan. Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve is the largest nature reserve in China, and is also the most concentrated area of biodiversity and the most sensitive area of ecology in the high altitude area of the world. In order to protect the natural resources of Sanjiangyuan, the monument of the Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve was officially opened on 2000 8 19, and the monument of the Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve was officially established.

The Three River Source Region is located in the west of my country, with an average elevation of 3500-4800 meters. It is the roof of the world-the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the southern part of Qinghai Province. It is the world-famous rivers that nurture the Chinese nation and the long civilization history of the Indochina Peninsula: Yangtze River, Yellow River and Lancang River The source catchment area.

Qinghai Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve is located in the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, in the south of Qinghai Province. Its geographical location is between 89°24′～102°23′E and 31°39′～36°16′N. Qinghai Sanjiangyuan is a national nature reserve. The nature reserve is a wetland type nature reserve. The total area is 395,000 square kilometers. The main protection objects of Qinghai Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve are the national key protected Tibetan antelope, snow leopards, orchids, etc.

The beautiful and mysterious source of the Three Rivers, located in the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the birthplace of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Lancang River. There are natural resources such as glaciers, snowy mountains, wetlands, forests, as well as plateau wild animals, Tibetan antelope, wild yak, Tibetan wild donkey, white-lipped deer, and the flagship species snow leopard. It is the world's highest giant national park.

The Lancang River, the Yellow River and the south source of the Yangtze River originated here. With an average altitude of 4,200 meters, 2,400 square kilometers of snow-capped mountains and glaciers! 25% of the total water volume of the Yangtze River, 49% of the Yellow River and 15% of the Lancang River come from here!