Hengduan Mountains

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The Hengduan Mountains are a complex system of high, deeply dissected mountain ranges in southwestern China, known for their dramatic river gorges, exceptional biodiversity, and role as a transition zone between the Tibetan Plateau and lower-elevation regions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountain range system
associatedWith UNESCO World Heritage Site Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
biogeographicRegion Sino-Himalayan
borderRegionOf Tibetan Plateau
Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau
characterizedBy deeply dissected terrain
high mountain ridges
narrow river gorges
steep relief
contains Daxue Mountains
Gaoligong Mountains
linked to: Hengduan Mountains

Meili Snow Mountains
Min Mountains
Nu Mountains
Qionglai Mountains
Shaluli Mountains
Three Parallel Rivers region
country China
drainedBy Dadu River
Jinsha River
Mekong River
Salween River
Yalong River
Yangtze River
elevationRange from deep river valleys below 2000 m to peaks above 6000 m
extendsInto Guizhou-adjacent areas
Sichuan Province
Tibet Autonomous Region
Yunnan Province
faunaIncludes giant panda
red panda
snub-nosed monkeys
takin
floraRichIn alpine meadow species
conifers
rhododendrons
formsTransitionBetween Tibetan Plateau
lower-elevation regions of Southwest China
geology active uplift and faulting
complex tectonic belts
hasClimate highly varied climate
strong vertical climatic zonation
importantFor hydropower development in Southwest China
traditional livelihoods of Tibetan and other ethnic groups
knownFor complex topography
dramatic river gorges
exceptional biodiversity
role as biogeographic transition zone
locatedIn Southwestern China
linked to: Southwest China
orientation north–south
partOf Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt
East Himalaya region
linked to: Eastern Himalayas

Southeast margin of the Tibetan Plateau
linked to: eastern Tibet
recognizedAs center of endemism for many plant species
global biodiversity hotspot

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Tibetan Plateau borderedBy Hengduan Mountains
Sichuan Province contains Hengduan Mountains
Sichuan Province contains Min Mountains
linked to: Hengduan Mountains
Sichuan Basin surroundedBy Hengduan Mountains
Hengduan Mountains contains Gaoligong Mountains
linked to: Hengduan Mountains
Eastern Tibet contains Hengduan Mountains
subject linked to: eastern Tibet
Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture locatedInMountainRange Hengduan Mountains
subject linked to: Diqing
Nujiang borderFeature Hengduan Mountains
Southwest China contains Hengduan Mountains
Southwest China contains Daliang Mountains
linked to: Hengduan Mountains
Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau borderedBy Hengduan Mountains
Nu River passesThroughMountainRange Hengduan Mountains
Yi people culturalRegion Hengduan Mountains
Naxi people region Hengduan Mountains
Dadu River region partOf Hengduan Mountains region
linked to: Hengduan Mountains
Pumi people culturalRegion Hengduan Mountains area
linked to: Hengduan Mountains
Qionglai Mountains partOf Hengduan Mountains
Meili Snow Mountains partOf Hengduan Mountains
Daxue Mountains partOf Hengduan Mountains
Nu Mountains partOf Hengduan Mountains
Nu Mountains partOf Hengduan region
linked to: Hengduan Mountains
Shaluli Mountains partOf Hengduan Mountains
Northern Myanmar hasMountainRange Hengduan Mountains (southern extension)
linked to: Hengduan Mountains
Kham terrainFeature Hengduan Mountains
subject linked to: Kham region
Jinsha River flowsThrough Hengduan Mountains
Xichang locatedIn Hengduan Mountains region
linked to: Hengduan Mountains
Haba Snow Mountain mountainRange Hengduan Mountains
Pumi associatedMountainEnvironment Hengduan Mountains
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain mountainRange Hengduan Mountains
Laowo Mountain partOf Hengduan Mountains region
linked to: Hengduan Mountains
Gaoligong Mountain partOf Hengduan Mountains
Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture locatedOn Hengduan Mountains
Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture locatedIn Hengduan Mountains region
linked to: Hengduan Mountains
Nuosu traditionalRegion Hengduan Mountains
Yunling Mountain partOf Hengduan Mountains
Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture locatedInMountainRange Hengduan Mountains region
linked to: Hengduan Mountains
Wanfo Summit mountainRange Hengduan Mountains
Sichuan–Yunnan border partOf Hengduan Mountains
Cangshan Mountains partOf Hengduan Mountains
Weixi Lisu Autonomous County locatedIn Hengduan Mountains region
linked to: Hengduan Mountains
Nu people locatedIn Hengduan Mountains
Nujiang Grand Canyon near Hengduan Mountains
Dagangshan Dam locatedInMountainRange Hengduan Mountains