Plants of the Alpine Subnival Belt (Gaoshan Bingyuandai Zhiiwu). 2019. illus. 642 p. gr8vo. Hardcover. - In Chinese.

This heavy book (3.5kg) describes plants in the three parallel rivers region of Diqing Prefecture in North West Yunnan, China

The World Natural Heritage "Three Parallel Rivers" area is known as the "World Biological Gene Bank". It is the most species-rich area in the world. Its area is only 0.4% of the country's land area, but it contains more than 20% of the country's higher plants.

Diqing Prefecture is centered on the Meili Snow Mountain, which is the core area of the "Parallel Rivers" area, with high mountains and snow peaks, gorges and shoals, forest seas and snowfields, icy lakes, vast and beautiful snow-capped mountains and flower meadows, rich rare animals and plants, and unique geological landforms. It has both beautiful and majestic ornamental properties and rich scientific value. There are 4519 seed plants distributed, 120 species of wild animals, 290 species of birds, more than 400 species of wild fungi, 124 species of aromatic plants, 578 species of ornamental plants, and 1583 species of medicinal plants. As of the end of 2019, the state’s forest coverage rate reached 76.58%.

Diqing, located in the core area of "Three Parallel Rivers", is a living treasure house of biological resources in Asia and the northern hemisphere.