introduce

The Sanjiangyuan area is located in the south of Qinghai Province, adjacent to Sichuan Province in the east, and connected to Golmud City and Dulan County in Qinghai Province in the north. The total area of ​​Sanjiangyuan Reserve is more than 316,000 square kilometers.

The Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve is the birthplace of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Lancang River. The reserve has four notable features: First, it is a relatively large nature reserve in my country, with an area equivalent to two Shandong provinces. The second is the high-altitude wetlands in my country, with an average altitude of about 4,000 meters, according to preliminary calculations by scientists. The third is the area with concentrated biodiversity in high-altitude areas in the world, where more than 70 species of wild animals are distributed.

The Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve also includes Zhaling Lake and Zhaling Lake, which are known as the "sister lakes at the source of the Yellow River". Therefore, the Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve is known as the "Chinese Water Tower".

opening hours

8:00-17:00 all year round