Atlas
Tarim Basin
Shennongjia
Hengduan Mountains
Xishuangbanna
Changbai Forest Region
Ejina
Min Mountains / Qionglai Mountains
Jiuzhaigou
Southern Qinling Foothills
Junggar Wilds
Hoh Xil
Tianshan Mountains
Yangtze Estuary Wetlands
South China Mangroves
Wuyi Mountain Tea Region
Hainan Tropical Scrub
Hengduan Mountains
Several thousand meters of vertical drop compress tropical to frigid ecosystems onto a single mountain — an ultimate three-dimensional ecological corridor where one mountain holds all four seasons.
Province: Sichuan
Province: YunnanA row of snow peaks glows with warm light above dark forested slopes, while a shrub with broad leaves and budding tips fills the lower right corner.
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- Three Parallel Rivers Alpine Gorges
Here the Jinsha, Lancang and Nu rivers run side by side through deep gorges, and a single mountain can hold all four seasons in a rare vertical sweep of habitats.
- Mount Gongga Hailuogou Glacier
Beneath Mount Gongga, king of Sichuan's peaks, the Hailuogou Glacier descends to low altitude and meets primeval forest in a spectacular living landscape.
- Meili Snow Mountain Alpine Conifer Forest
Revered as foremost of the eight sacred mountains of the Tibetan regions, Meili Snow Mountain shelters primeval alpine conifers and vast swathes of wild rhododendron.
- Luorong Meadow in Daocheng Yading
Hailed as the last pure land on the blue planet, Luorong Meadow spreads alpine wetland and pristine grassland beneath Yading's three guardian snow peaks.
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- Tea Horse Road into Yuan TibetYuan dynasty (1271–1368 CE)
By the Yuan, the Tea Horse Road served as an important corridor into Tibet and for central-government administration, linking trade and transport across the Hengduan region.
Modern Era2
- Landscapes Join the World Heritage List
Huangshan was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1990, and by 2017 Mount Wutai, Longhushan, Xinjiang Tianshan, Guilin, Shennongjia, Hoh Xil and other Chinese mountain and landscape sites had followed.
- Three Parallel Rivers Inscribed2003 CE
In 2003, the Three Parallel Rivers protected areas were inscribed for their geological, scenic, ecological, and biodiversity values.
