meili Snow mountain

meili Snow mountain range mark the very border between yunnan province and Tibet .its also the highest mountain peak in yunnan 6740m .in tibetan land there are 8 alive Holy mountains to be respected.meili is one of them.in 1998after 2years negotiation between yunnan goverment and the US Nature conservancy .with a veiw to establish the great 3River National Park in hope to protect endangered animals.Birds.plants and ethnic groups .it claims also as China s first world class Park.covering 66000sqkm.this vast region is home to 9different minority grou ps such as tibetan.naxi.Yi,bai.lisu.moso.gained the reputation for kingdom of plants .it sustains 60% of herbs used in Chinese medicine and 70% in tibetan medicine .they are more than 1000 kinds of birds, they are 10000 identical herbs grow in. the area.