{"id":2864,"date":"2023-05-06T21:27:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T21:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/?page_id=2864"},"modified":"2023-05-09T07:28:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T07:28:47","slug":"three-parallel-rivers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/three-parallel-rivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Parallel Rivers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It means two different world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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One of the few places on earth where this remarkable overlap takes place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three of the globe\u2019s great geographical zones converge in these mountains and valleys – East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Tibetan Plateau. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Three Parallel Rivers area is one of the most diverse places on the entire planet <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The montage of topography and climate nurtures an array of life forms. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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More than 6,000 plant types are known to exist within the site<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vegetation zones range from alpine meadows and coniferous forests to arid savannah shrubland and deciduous woodland.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Located in the mountainous north-west of Yunnan Province in China, the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas is a natural serial property consisting of 15 protected areas, grouped into eight clusters. The 1.7 million hectare site features sections of the upper reaches of three of the great rivers of Asia: the Yangtze (Jinsha), Mekong and Salween which run approximately parallel, north to south, through steep gorges which, in places, are 3,000 m deep and are bordered by glaciated peaks more than 6,000 m high. The property spans a large portion of the Hengduan Mountains, which is the major arc curving into Indochina from the eastern end of the Himalayas. Being located in the convergent regions of the three world’s major biogeographic realms, the property is in an epicentre of Chinese biodiversity. It may also harbour the richest biodiversity among the temperate areas of the world.The complex extends 310 km from 29\u00ba 00’N to 25\u00ba 30’N and 180 km 98\u00ba15\u2019E to 100\u00ba20’E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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