Potatson National Park
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Potatso National Park is a provincially-administered natural reserve in Shangri-la, Diqing, Yunnan, China. The park covers 1,300 square kilometres (500 square miles). Despite the name, it is a national park trial site and is not part of the national park system of China. The park was announced on June 25, 2007, and is notable as the first natural reserve park in China to meet International Union for Conservation of Nature standards. It incorporates the Bita Lake Nature Reserve and the Duhu Scenic Area in the Hongshan region. As such they are part of the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas World Heritage Site.
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