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Dashanbao Black-necked Crane National Nature Reserve 大山包Dàshānbāo
4A scenic area · Zhaotong, Yunnan
About Dashanbao Black-necked Crane National Nature Reserve
A national nature reserve protecting about 19,200 hectares of high plateau marshland and grassland at 2,200–3,300 metres, west of Zhaotong city. It is one of the largest and densest known wintering grounds of the black-necked crane, a bird of the high plateaus, and has been a Ramsar wetland since 2004. The scenic area follows a loop road past the reserve's lakes and the Tiaodunhe reservoir.
How to get to Dashanbao Black-necked Crane National Nature Reserve
Around an hour by road west of Zhaotong city; the cranes are here in winter.
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