A Tibetan gazelle on a prairie in Maqen County of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Nov. 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
GOLOG, Nov. 11, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The lush grass, crystal blue waters and living creatures in the high altitude localities of Sanjiangyuan, home to the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers, is a highly complicated eco-system -- too fragile to restore if damaged.
The Sanjiangyuan area strictly curbs the number of visitors to protect the fragile natural beauty.
Snow leopards and other rare animals have been thriving in the area thanks to government efforts to protect the wild animals and a crackdown on poaching.
A herd of Tibetan gazelles on a prairie in Maqen County of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog, Nov. 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Yaguang)
A herd of blue sheep on a prairie in Maqen County of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog, Nov. 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
A herd of Tibetan gazelles on a prairie in Maqen County of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog, Nov. 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
A Tibetan fox (Vulpes ferrilata) in Maqen County of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog, Nov. 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Tibetan gazelles on a prairie in Maqen County of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog, Nov. 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
A blue sheep on a prairie in Maqen County of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog, Nov. 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Two deer on a prairie in Maqen County of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog, Nov. 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
A blue sheep on a prairie in Maqen County of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog. (Xinhua/Li Yaguang)
