Balagezong, located in the area of alpine vegetation and mountain gorge on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is a natural ecological scenic spot. [Photo/balagezong.com]

Balagezong, located in the area of alpine vegetation and mountain gorge on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is a natural ecological tourism spot.

As the key scenic spot of the Sanjiangyuan area, the Waterhead of the Three Major Rivers National Natural Reserves, the Balagezong Scenic Spot is situated in the northwest of Shangri-La, and 704 kilometers away from Kunming, capital city of Yunnan Province. It is the junction of Yunnan Province, Sichuan Province and Tibet Autonomous Region, and is famous for the Tibetan folk culture.

The scenic spots of Balagezong are divided into natural ecological tourism resources and human tourism resources, attracting tourists with its miracle, excellence and beauty.

At the foot of the mountains, there are choppy rivers and abrupt gorge and cliffs. In the middle of the mountain, tourists could find lush primeval forests, various kinds of birds and animals, exotic flowers, precious endangered species and rare Chinese medicinal herbs.