Wednesday, September 5, 2012

The Three Parallel Rivers




Sender: Carmenchen
The Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas

The Yangtze (Jinsha), Lancang (Mekong) and Nujiang (Salween) rivers run roughly parallel, north to south, through steep gorges and are bordered by glaciated peaks and never converge. The protected area of the Three Parallel Rivers is also a region inhabited by 16 different ethnic groups. It is a peculiar place where multi-ethnic groups, different languages, various religions, cultures and manners and customs co-exist. 

UNESCO: "(It) may be the most biologically diverse temperate region on earth".

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