三江并流的世界自然遗产价值——生物多样性

The World Natural Heritage "Three Parallel Rivers"——Biodiversity

“三江并流”风景名胜区,是世界上生物多样性最丰富的地区之一,也是中国生物多样性最丰富的地区、全世界单位面积内生态系统类型最丰富的地区、欧亚大陆生物多样性最丰富的地区、世界最著名的植物模式标本产地、亚洲大陆多种动物分化和起源中心。可以说是北半球除沙漠、海洋景观外各类自然景观的大观园。

The geological wonder-three parallel rivers-is indisputably unique in the world. It is the region with the richest biodiversity in China, with the richest forms of ecological system per unit area in the world, with the richest biodiversity in Euro-Asian Continent. It is also the world famous place from where the type plant specimens were collected, and the center of differentiation and origin of many animal species of the Asian Continent. In addition to the unique world wonder, the 'Three Parallel Rivers', there are still in this place the snow-capped mountains and canyons, the alpine lakes, the glaciers and grassy marshland, rare and endangered animals and plants...etc. Its rich varieties of landscapes and their unique forms create incomparable natural beauty. It could be regarded as a showpiece of various natural scenes, except desert and sea, in the North hemisphere.