Sanjiangyuan National Park

E426956

national park nature reserve protected area

Sanjiangyuan National Park is a vast high-altitude conservation area on the Tibetan Plateau that protects the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow, and Mekong rivers and the region’s unique alpine ecosystems.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Sanjiangyuan	1
Sanjiangyuan (Three Rivers Source) area	1
Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve	1
Sanjiangyuan National Park canonical	1
Sanjiangyuan National Park System Pilot	1
Sanjiangyuan region	1
Three-River-Source National Park	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4255142 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sanjiangyuan National Park
Context triple: [Qinghai, hasProtectedArea, Sanjiangyuan National Park]

A. Wolong National Nature Reserve
Wolong National Nature Reserve is a renowned protected area in China best known for its giant panda conservation, mountainous forests, and rich biodiversity.
B. Taijiang National Park
Taijiang National Park is a coastal national park in southern Taiwan known for its wetlands, lagoons, rich biodiversity, and cultural heritage tied to traditional fishing and salt-making.
C. Pudacuo National Park
Pudacuo National Park is a high-altitude protected area in Shangri-La, Yunnan, known for its alpine lakes, diverse forests, and rich biodiversity on the eastern edge of the Himalayas.
D. Namdapha National Park
Namdapha National Park is a vast, biodiverse wildlife sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, India, renowned for its rich rainforest ecosystems and wide range of rare and endangered species.
E. Tursujuq National Park
Tursujuq National Park is a vast wilderness park in northern Quebec, Canada, renowned for its remote tundra landscapes, rich Inuit cultural heritage, and diverse Arctic wildlife.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sanjiangyuan National Park
Target entity description: Sanjiangyuan National Park is a vast high-altitude conservation area on the Tibetan Plateau that protects the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow, and Mekong rivers and the region’s unique alpine ecosystems.

A. Wolong National Nature Reserve
Wolong National Nature Reserve is a renowned protected area in China best known for its giant panda conservation, mountainous forests, and rich biodiversity.
B. Taijiang National Park
Taijiang National Park is a coastal national park in southern Taiwan known for its wetlands, lagoons, rich biodiversity, and cultural heritage tied to traditional fishing and salt-making.
C. Pudacuo National Park
Pudacuo National Park is a high-altitude protected area in Shangri-La, Yunnan, known for its alpine lakes, diverse forests, and rich biodiversity on the eastern edge of the Himalayas.
D. Namdapha National Park
Namdapha National Park is a vast, biodiverse wildlife sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, India, renowned for its rich rainforest ecosystems and wide range of rare and endangered species.
E. Tursujuq National Park
Tursujuq National Park is a vast wilderness park in northern Quebec, Canada, renowned for its remote tundra landscapes, rich Inuit cultural heritage, and diverse Arctic wildlife.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national park ⓘ nature reserve ⓘ protected area ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Sanjiangyuan ⓘ linked to: Sanjiangyuan National Park Three-River-Source National Park ⓘ linked to: Sanjiangyuan National Park
associatedPeople	Tibetan herders ⓘ
climate	cold alpine climate ⓘ
conservationFocus	biodiversity conservation ⓘ grassland restoration ⓘ water source protection ⓘ wetland protection ⓘ
containsSpecies	Pallas's cat ⓘ Tibetan antelope ⓘ Tibetan gazelle ⓘ Tibetan wild ass (kiang) ⓘ black-necked crane ⓘ snow leopard ⓘ wild yak ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
ecosystemType	alpine ecosystem ⓘ alpine meadow ⓘ alpine wetland ⓘ high-altitude grassland ⓘ
elevation	high-altitude ⓘ
establishedAsNationalPark	2016 ⓘ
governingBody	National Forestry and Grassland Administration of China ⓘ Qinghai provincial authorities ⓘ
humanActivity	traditional pastoralism ⓘ
locatedIn	Qinghai Province ⓘ linked to: Qinghai northwestern China ⓘ linked to: Northwest China source region of the Lancang (Mekong) River ⓘ source region of the Yangtze River ⓘ source region of the Yellow River ⓘ
locatedOn	Tibetan Plateau ⓘ
openedAsNationalPark	2021 ⓘ
partOf	China national park system ⓘ linked to: China National Park System Sanjiangyuan National Park System Pilot ⓘ linked to: Sanjiangyuan National Park
protects	headwaters of the Mekong River ⓘ headwaters of the Yangtze River ⓘ headwaters of the Yellow River ⓘ
purpose	maintain ecological security of downstream regions ⓘ preserve alpine biodiversity ⓘ protect river headwaters ⓘ
significance	important freshwater conservation area ⓘ source region of three major Asian rivers ⓘ
threat	climate change impacts ⓘ grassland degradation ⓘ overgrazing (historical) ⓘ

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