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 ⓘ