Yading
Three sacred mountains of Tibetan Buddhism, venerated as embodiments of three bodhisattvas for more than 800 years
Area
1,344 km²
Declared in
1997
Region
East Asia (Sichuan, Tibetan Plateau)
Climate
Tropical, Árido / desértico, Templado, Polar / frío, Montañoso
Best time
March to May
Highlight
Three sacred mountains of Tibetan Buddhism, venerated as embodiments of three bodhisattvas for more than 800 years
Declared in 1997, Yading protects three snow mountains — Chenrezig, Jampelyang and Chana Dorje — venerated in Tibetan Buddhism for more than 800 years as physical embodiments of three bodhisattvas, making the region a place of pilgrimage as well as of hillwalking, with lakes of an intense turquoise at their feet reflecting the sacred summits around them.
Location
See on the interactive map8 species documented in Yading
At conservation risk:Panda rojo,Leopardo de las nieves,Oso negro asiático,Ciervo almizclero del Himalaya
EndangeredPanda rojo
Ailurus fulgens
VulnerableLeopardo de las nieves
Panthera uncia
VulnerableOso negro asiático
Ursus thibetanus
Quebrantahuesos
Gypaetus barbatus
Zorro tibetano
Vulpes ferrilata
EndangeredCiervo almizclero del Himalaya
Moschus chrysogaster
Near ThreatenedGrulla cuellinegra
Grus nigricollis
Marmota del Himalaya
Marmota himalayana
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in China, where Yading lies.
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