China's largest wetland system maintained in Tibet

Wetland preservation has become an important part of the autonomous region's envrionmental protection drive, with five state-level wetland parks established in the region, said Tibet's forestry bureau chief Lei Guilong.

Another two wetlands - the Maidika marshes and Lake Manasarovar - are listed on the Ramsar Convention, or the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, he said. Tibet also has eight regional-level wetland reserves.  More Read