Baima Snow Mountain in Deqin County in Yunnan Province, covering 190,144 hectares, 1983 approved the establishment of the People's Government of Yunnan Province, in 1988 promoted to the national level, the main target for the protection of mountain coniferous forest, mountain vegetation vertical with the natural landscape and Yunnan golden monkey .

This area is located in the middle Hengduan Mountains, towering Yunling longitudinal region from north to south, 5,000 meters above the summit are 20, Baima Snow Mountain peak 5,430 meters above sea level, the relative height difference over 3,000 meters. Vertical distribution of vegetation clear the area, in the horizontal distance less than 40 km, 7-16 Daipu distribution plant, or from south to north China's thousands of kilometres with the distribution of plants, become a spectacle. District of key state-protected plants of the grass, Lancang, and so on over 10 kinds of Huang Shan, a national key protected animals Yunnan golden monkey, clouded leopard, red panda and other 30 kinds, "boreal mountain kingdom of animals and plants," said A high scientific value.

     Yunling is a cross-sectional towering mountains, Qunfeng rolling, snow-Ai Ai, the main peak overlooking nival, like a Mercedes-Benz of the White Horse, thus the name "Baima Snow Mountain." To protect the Hengduan Mountains Alpine valleys typical of the mountain with vertical natural landscape and maintain the upper reaches of the Jinsha River water and soil, in 1983 in Deqin County in Yunnan Province in the Baima Snow Mountain and people with snow-capped mountains of the Jinsha River slope to allow the establishment of 190,000 hectares of natural Protected areas, has been expanded to 270,000 hectares. The protected areas over 5,000 meters above sea level the peak is 20; Baima Snow Mountain peak of 5,430 meters.

     Protected areas with an elevation of climate change increases, a mountain valley of dry heat and bitter cold of the characteristics of the natural landscape vertical Daipu very obvious at an altitude of 2,300 meters below the Jinsha River Valley dry and hot, shrub-grass land with sparse woods, habitat Drought, sparse vegetation; 3000-3200 meters above sea level into the Yun Wushan, the distribution of needles broad-leaved forest, species composition rich; 3200-4000 meters above sea level, the topography of Gao Jun and cold, the distribution of sub-alpine, dark coniferous forest belt , Mainly due to the long-shell fir, Abies Cangshan fir, and other components, Forest and tidy for the Yunnan golden monkey habitat for years, is to protect forest resources and the main part of the essence; more than 4,000 meters above sea level, for mountain shrub grass Austin band, the flow Shitan with sparse vegetation; more than 5,000 meters above sea level to high mountain snow to do, each band has its own characteristics.

     Peaceful environment here, beaten, the species is also more common are 47 kinds of mammals, 45 kinds of birds, is unique to China's Yunnan golden monkey's habitat ideal for reproduction. In addition, the region still only produced in the Hengduan Mountains region of the lesser panda, Chinese monal, at an altitude higher places, there were clouded leopard, musk deer white horse, such as chicken and horse of rare wild animals.

     Alpine cuckoo Lin is not only an important forest types of dwarf song, but also the most Jiao-yan a forest types. Its low plants, natural shape, highly ornamental, is widely distributed in western Yunnan one of the vegetation types.

Rhododendron forest in western Yunnan and the distribution of forest vegetation vertical Daipu closely related. 2600-3000 meters above sea level Yinpo cuckoo - Yunnan pine trees, big white rhododendrons, azaleas, and other small powder back; Yinpo 3000-4000 meters, semi-Yinpo the cuckoo - fir forests have Xiuban rhododendrons, azaleas Eriobotrya japonica, Short column cuckoo; 4000-4200 metre high mountain meadow with rhododendron shrub to more community-like distribution. These three types of azaleas together the western mountains of Yunnan cuckoo-lam. In the spring or at the turn of the azaleas in full bloom in spring and summer season, exotic flowers and beautiful colors, is extremely ornamental.
 
Yunnan western part of the mountain forest cuckoo, cuckoo Branch plant species rich, dense rhododendron branches, the back rhododendrons, azaleas silver back, Wei of rhododendrons, azaleas, such as lobular more than 200 species. Azaleas in full bloom season, exotic flowers, numerous and colors, decorated the mountains in the magnificent Yan Mei. In early summer thaw, the mountains Manshanbianye Canran blooming rhododendrons, to the desolate mountains put on a magnificent coat.

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