Yading, which means "sunny land" in Tibetan, was known by the world in 1928

Sunny land

Unique landform and original natural scenery

The soul of Shangri La

The last pure land on the blue planet

Vanishing Aden

Sunny land

Mountain canyon scenic spot

The soul of Shangri La

Natural Reserve

The last pure land on the blue planet

Photography paradise

Aden and Locke In 1928, American botanist and explorer Joseph Locke introduced Aden to the world.

1928

1997年

State and provincial nature reserves In May 1997, the people's Government of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture approved Yading as a state-level nature reserve. In December, it was approved by the people's Government of Sichuan Province to become a provincial nature reserve.

National Nature Reserve In June 2001, with the approval of the State Council, Aden became a national nature reserve.

2001

2003

United Nations mAb protection plan On July 10, 2003, it was listed as "member of the world man and biosphere protection network" by UNESCO.

National 4A scenic spot In 2010, it successfully established a national 4A tourist attraction.

2010

2016

National demonstration unit of national unity and progress In 2016, it was rated as "demonstration unit of national unity and progress creation activities".

Sichuan global tourism marketing communication Award In 2018, it won the "Sichuan global tourism marketing communication Award", and was selected as "the world's top 10 annual photography best destinations" and "Sichuan's top 10 ice and snow tourism destinations".

2018

2019

Golden Panda In April 2019, it won the highest award of "Golden Panda" in Sichuan Province.

ecological environment

National Nature Reserve

It is located in the southeast of Hengduan Mountains

Rich in natural resources

Rich natural resources

Aden National Nature Reserve has a complete and primitive Alpine natural ecosystem and rich vegetation types and biological species.

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Rich vegetation types

There are 1126 species of vascular plants belonging to 431 genera and 120 families in the reserve. Among them, 9 species of key protected plants are Pteris yulongensis, all plants of Isoetes, Cordyceps, songxiu, jintiesuo, taoerqi, Xiangcheng Nanxing, Fanxian, anisodamine, etc.

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Abundant biological species

There are 291 species of vertebrates in the reserve. There are 12 species of national class I protected animals, including antelope, white lipped deer, forest musk deer, musk deer, snow leopard, leopard, Sichuan pheasant quail, spotted hazel chicken, Golden Eagle, jade belt sea eagle, Hu vulture and black necked Crane. There are 42 species of national II protected animals.

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