China News Service, Xining, August 14th, Title: Lancang-Mekong Image: Using light and shadow to tell the "dialogue between space" between ecology and nature
China News Service reporter Li Jiangning
In Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, the first county at the source of the Lancang River Within the territory, wild animals such as blue sheep, snow leopards, marmots, white-lipped deer, and bearded vultures frequently appear in the sights of photographers or local people. Go down the Lancang River from Zaduo County and enter the Garsi Grand Canyon in Nangqian County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Here, Tibetan macaques, blue sheep and other wild animals roam the forest, foraging and playing leisurely.
"I saw a Tibetan macaque, and I think it is not afraid of people. Why it is not afraid of people, I don't know!" Chen Muyun, who was invited to participate in the 2023 Lancang-Mekong International Image Week, was a little curious. Tibetan macaques will even "lay" in the arms of visitors, " Maybe these Tibetan macaques think we can get along together."
The picture shows wild Tibetan macaques foraging in the Garsi Grand Canyon in Nangqian County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. Photo by Ma Mingyan
On August 18, the Lancang-Mekong International Image Week, which has been successfully held for two consecutive years, will kick off at the "Shanzong Water Source·Beautiful Qinghai·Jiangyuan Yushu".
Over the past two years, photographers from all walks of life participating in the event have shown the world the ecology of the source of the Lancang River through images. The Lancang-Mekong River originates from the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. It winds for nearly ten thousand miles and closely connects China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
32-year-old Dajie is a herdsman photographer from Angsai Township, Zaduo County. His hometown is known as the "Hometown of Snow Leopards in China" and is also the core area of the Lancang River Source Park of Sanjiangyuan National Park.
In recent years, photographers from all over the world have come here to "encounter snow leopards" in an endless stream. Dajie, who loves photography, continues to communicate and learn with photographers from all over the world. In 2020, the Sanjiangyuan wildlife photography works of Dajie and other herder photographers were exhibited in Shanghai. "Many photography enthusiasts who went to the exhibition were very interested in our works. Through these photography works, more people can know about my hometown and the wild animals here. I am very proud." Dajie previously told a reporter from China News Service said during the interview.
The picture shows the Angsai Grand Canyon in Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. Photographed by Cai Zheng
"The scenery is very beautiful. I followed the local herdsman guide to trace the tracks of local wild animals. At the guide's home, I saw the snow leopard photos he had taken, which was very shocking. I hope to participate in more such activities in the future Photography and experience activities show the scenery and ecology of the source of the Lancang River to the world," said China Daily photojournalist Feng Yongbin when participating in the 2022 Lancang-Mekong International Image Week.
Previously, Qinghai officials announced that according to relevant evaluation results, since the official establishment of the Sanjiangyuan National Park, the water conservation in the park has increased by more than 6% annually, and the grassland coverage and grass production have increased by 11% and 30% respectively. As mentioned above, the wild animal population has increased significantly. The number of Tibetan antelopes has recovered from less than 20,000 to more than 70,000. The ecological environment of the park continues to improve, and more than 60 billion cubic meters of high-quality fresh water is transported downstream every year.
The picture shows the Angsai Grand Canyon in Zaduo County. Photo by Li Jiangning
According to the Shanshui Nature Conservation Center, monitoring results show that snow leopards are distributed in Niandu Village, Enthusi Village and Surao Village in Angsai Township, Zaduo County, the "Hometown of Snow Leopards in China", as of March 2021. , Angsai Township has recorded a total of 109 individual snow leopards. Between 2017 and 2022, the number of snow leopards recorded in each survey quarter (3 months) ranged from 7 to 21. The density of snow leopards estimated by the model fluctuated between 1.2 and 2.2 per 100 square kilometers, and was generally stable. (End)
