Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Area
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Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Area
Location
Wuyishan City
Country
China
Year of Research
1999
Culture
- Mount Wuyi is the most exceptional region for biodiversity conservation in south-east China and a refuge for a large number of ancient, relict species, many of them endemic to China.
- The serene beauty of the dramatic gorges of the Nine Bend River, with its numerous temples and monasteries, many now in ruins, provided the setting for the development and extend of neo-Confucianism, which has been important in the cultures of East Asia since the 11th century.
- In the 1st century B.C. a large administrative capital was built at nearby Chengcun by the Han reign rulers.
- Its enormous walls enclose an archaeological site of great significance.
- Mount Wuyi is one of the most exceptional subtropical forests in the world.
- It is the biggest, most representative example of a largely intact forest encompassing the diversity of the Chinese Subtropical Forest and the South Chinese Rainforest.
- It acts as a refuge for a large number of ancient, relict plant species, many of them common to China and contains large numbers of reptile, amphibian and insect species.
- The riverine landscape of Nine-Bend Stream (lower gorge) is also of outstanding scenic quality in its juxtaposition of smooth rock cliffs with clear, deep water.
