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About Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys
Shangri-La Yunnan Golden Monkey National Park is located in Tacheng, the "Reba Art Village" on the west ring road of Shangri-La tourism. It is 70 kilometers away from Weixi County, 120 kilometers away from Shangri-La, the prefectural capital, and 120 kilometers away from Lijiang City. The construction of the park was proposed at the Yunnan Provincial Tourism Industry Conference on June 22, 2007, and the construction of the park began. On September 22, 2009, the first phase of the park's construction was completed and officially put into use. Located in the heart of the "Three Parallel Rivers" area, the park covers an area of 334.16 square kilometers. Its scope is: east to Qizong along the Jinsha River south to the border of Lijiang Yulong Naxi Autonomous County; west along the dividing ridge to the northwest of Damuzu Shi Cave to the border of Deqin County; south to Laji Ding Village southwest of Haini Village; north to the border of Deqin County north of the upper reaches of Xiangguqing. It is one of the "three major" national parks in Diqing Prefecture, with rich tourism resources: a total of seven subcategories, thirty basic types, and more than seventy resource entities, involving geology and geomorphology, ice and snow waters, rare animals and plants, ethnic customs, and multi-religious culture.
Cultural origin
Shangri-La Weixi Yunnan Golden Monkey National Park is located in the south of Baima Snow Mountain National Nature Reserve, which is located in Deqin and Weixi counties in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwestern Yunnan Province. Its geographical location is between 27°24′—28°35′ north latitude and 98°55′—99°24′ east longitude. The reserve is a wildlife-type nature reserve with a total area of 281,640 hectares. Located in the Hengduan Mountains in western China, Baima Snow Mountain National Nature Reserve is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world and a hotspot for biodiversity conservation and ecological environment construction.
Yunnan snub-nosed monkey national park
Entering the Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkey National Park, one searches for the most beautiful "snow mountain elves" in the world. The Yunnan snub-nosed monkey, often described as "the primate most similar to humans", is a mysterious and endangered species that lives year-round in high-mountain forests at altitudes of 2500-4700 meters.
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Regional tourism
Located in Luogi Township, Shangri-La City, Diqing Prefecture, Yunnan Province, 117 kilometers from the city center. Niru Village covers an area of approximately 80 square kilometers and is a rarely visited secret realm. It comprises three villager groups: Nizhong, Baizhong, and Pula, home to 106 Tibetan households with a population of 643. In 2013, it was listed in the second batch of China's traditional villages of significant preservation value. In addition to the village itself, exploring and playing in Niru Village offers many sights, including Nanbao Pasture, the Seven-Colored Waterfall, Dingru Lake, Sele Lake, and glacial snow peaks.
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Shangri-La Tourism
Shangri-La, a sacred place full of mystery. Legend says it is the closest place to heaven, hiding countless unknown secrets. When you set foot on this land, you can feel a mysterious force calling you, leading you to explore unknown miracles.
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National customs
In our national park, in addition to many precious species, there are also many traditional ethnic cultures. Many ethnic groups and religions coexist here. The Tachie area is home to Tibetan, Naxi (including the Marima people, a branch of the Naxi), Lisu, Han, and Bai ethnic groups. Tibetan Buddhism, Catholicism, Taoism, and the oldest Bon religion are practiced here. The coexistence of multiple ethnic groups and religions stems from Weixi's unique geographical environment. The name Weixi originally comes from "connecting with Tibet," signifying a link between inland areas and Tibet. It is also a watershed for the settlements of ethnic minorities. The east is predominantly Naxi, the west Lisu, the south Bai, and the east Tibetan.
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Explore Shangri-La Weixi Yunnan Golden Monkey National Park, unlock the mysterious life of Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys, and embark on an ecological science popularization journey.
Research and study experience
Shangri-La Weixi Yunnan Golden Monkey National Park takes you into the world of Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys and explores the mysteries of biodiversity.
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Social responsibility
In the secret realm of Shangri-La Weixi, looking for traces of Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys, encountering the gentleness and agility of life among mountains and forests.
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Habitat of Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys
The Yunnan snub-nosed monkey has a dark brown back and a white belly. Locals call it the "white monkey." It is one of the world's 25 most endangered primate species. According to the leaders of the nature reserve, in the 1960s and 1970s, there were more than 2,000 Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys in the Baima Snow Mountain area. However, due to rampant hunting, their numbers plummeted to about 70 by the early 1990s. In addition, the existing natural populations of Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys are almost completely isolated from each other, exhibiting an island distribution. Gene flow between groups is difficult, affecting the reproduction of the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey.
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The establishment of the Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve and National Park
The Weixi County Conservation Bureau and National Park have implemented a series of effective conservation measures. Local residents' awareness of conservation has steadily increased, resulting in the effective protection of the near-extinct Yunnan snub-nosed monkey in this area. Their numbers are stabilizing and increasing year by year. Currently, over 1200 Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys have been identified. Since the establishment of the National Park in 2009, visitors entering the primeval forest in the morning often see the heartwarming sight of Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys foraging.
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The division of the golden snub-nosed monkey troop in Xiangguqing has achieved phased results.
Baima Snow Mountain National Nature Reserve is the largest and highest national nature reserve in China, with its main objective being the protection of Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys and their habitat of cloud cold fir forests. It is one of the 25 global biodiversity hotspots identified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The Yunnan snub-nosed monkey is also identified by the IUCN as a globally highly endangered and rare species. The Chinese government has made international commitments, and the protection of Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys and their habitat is a matter of national image and touches every nerve of the country's nature conservation efforts. The reserve management bureau has always emphasized whether the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey population is growing steadily and whether its habitat is being improved.
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After more than 30 years of hard work, the reserve has achieved remarkable results in resource conservation and management, community co-management, science popularization and education, and scientific research and monitoring, which have been fully affirmed by higher authorities. In 2006, our area was identified by the State Forestry Administration as one of the first national demonstration nature reserves; in 2011, it ranked among the top in the province in the national seven-ministry (commission, bureau) joint assessment of reserve management performance led by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, and was rated as an "excellent" management unit; in 2013, the reserve was awarded the honorary title of "National Advanced Collective" by seven central ministries (commissions) including the Ministry of Environmental Protection. From 2014 to 2018, it
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