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The Wulian Feng () are a mountain range in 
The highest point of the range is the -high summit of Dashanbao () in the south which rises dramatically from the west but rises only a mere from the east. Mount Yao, across the Niulan River to the southwest, is even higher at above sea level, but is not considered part of the Wulian Feng.
Dashanbao Nature Reserve, at the height of the Wulian Feng, is an important
Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the C ...
, China, forming the northwest edge of the Yungui Plateau. The mountains are more of an escarpment than a true mountain range, towering above the right bank of the Jinsha River
The Jinsha River (, Tibetan: Dri Chu, འབྲི་ཆུ) is the Chinese name for the upper stretches of the Yangtze River. It flows through the provinces of Qinghai, Sichuan, and Yunnan in western China. The river passes through Tiger L ...
as it enters the Sichuan Basin and becomes the Yangtze. From the Jinsha River floor, the Wulian Feng rise over in less than forming impressive peak-like characteristics and thus leading to their name. They run entirely in Zhaotong Prefecture from the Jigongshan Grand Canyon of Ludian County
Ludian County () is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong, it lies in the north east of Yunnan Province, China, and shares land borders with Guizhou Province. The west and east of the county are high terrains ...
in the southwest to Suijiang County in the northeast. The northern portion of the Wulian Feng exhibit more mountain-like characteristics as the Yungui Plateau is broken up here and valleys cut between the mountain peaks.
The highest point of the range is the -high summit of Dashanbao () in the south which rises dramatically from the west but rises only a mere from the east. Mount Yao, across the Niulan River to the southwest, is even higher at above sea level, but is not considered part of the Wulian Feng.
Dashanbao Nature Reserve, at the height of the Wulian Feng, is an important Black-necked crane
The black-necked Crane (''Grus nigricollis'') is a medium-sized crane in Asia that breeds on the Tibetan Plateau and remote parts of India and Bhutan. It is 139 cm (55 in) long with a 235 cm (7.8 ft) wingspan, and it weighs ...
wintering site.
References
{{reflist Mountain ranges of Yunnan Geography of Zhaotong