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Three Parallel Rivers
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<p>The Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (<a href="/facts/Simplified_Chinese_characters/UcAD6xXs">Chinese</a>: 云南三江并流; <a href="/facts/Pinyin/pUwjfMXg">pinyin</a>: <i>Yúnnán Sānjiāng Bìngliú</i>) is a <a href="/facts/UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site/6AbWWKV4">UNESCO World Heritage Site</a> in <a href="/facts/Yunnan/Q924cyfE">Yunnan</a> province, China. It lies within the <a href="/facts/Drainage_basin/lzsx0XJS">drainage basins</a> of the upper reaches of the <a href="/facts/Jinsha_River/kSVBn8X4">Jinsha</a> (<a href="/facts/Yangtze/f9A2h4rQ">Yangtze</a>), Lancang (<a href="/facts/Mekong/8Y6UHaWA">Mekong</a>) and Nujiang (<a href="/facts/Salween/BWTmSnLh">Salween</a>) rivers, in the Yunnan section of the <a href="/facts/Hengduan_Mountains/vmqQmfEq">Hengduan Mountains</a>. </p>