Travel Guide to Three Parallel Rivers Scenic Area

Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture

Scenic spot introduction:

The Three Parallel Rivers Scenic Area is the largest World Heritage site in China. The Three Parallel Rivers refers to the natural wonder that the Jinsha River, Lancang River, and Nu River run side by side for hundreds of kilometers in the high mountains without intersecting. It is located in the longitudinal valley area of the Hengduan Mountains extending south of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in northwest Yunnan, including parts of Nujiang Prefecture, Diqing Prefecture, Lijiang City, and Dali Prefecture. There are 3 scenic areas in the scenic area: Nujiang River, Lancang River and Jinsha River, 8 central scenic spots, and more than 60 scenic spots, with a total area of more than 3,500 square kilometers. The three parallel rivers have jointly nurtured the "riverside culture" for thousands of years.

Attractions distribution:

The main landscapes include: the peculiar "Three Parallel Rivers", majestic mountain snow peaks, dangerous canyons and shoals, beautiful forests and snowfields, quiet ice-eroded lakes, rare plate collisions, vast snow-capped mountains and flower fields, and abundant rare animals and plants. , the magnificent Baishuitai, and the unique national customs constitute the characteristics of majesty, danger, beauty, wonder, secludedness, mystery, and sigh. It is a fascinating but undeveloped scenic spot with the largest area, richest landscape, and colorful ethnic customs in Yunnan Province.

Scenic spot qualifications:

world Natural Heritage

Scenic spot features:

Photography, hiking, leisure, rafting, sightseeing, rock climbing, rivers

Transportation

Scenic spot location:

China>Yunnan Province>Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture

How to get there:

Transportation in Nujiang is mainly air and highway. There are two lines to choose from:

The first one: Kunming → Baoshan → Liuku (you can fly from Kunming to Baoshan);

The second one: Kunming → Dali → Liuku ( You can fly from Kunming to Dali).

There are many passenger buses from Liuku to various parts of the Nujiang River. If you change buses, you can go directly to the scenic spot.