Current view: Text account
Site description (2009 baseline):
Site location and context
Located in north-west Lijiang County, adjacent to Lijiang City and Yulong Xueshan Nature Reserve (CN236). Lashi Hai is a rain-fed lake, and sedimentation has resulted in an increase in the shallow water area. The marshes and agricultural land in the vicinity provide suitable wintering grounds for waterbirds.
Non-bird biodiversity: No information.
Conservation responses/actions for key biodiversity
Established as a provincial-level nature reserve (6,532 ha) in 1998. Lashi Hai was designated in 2004 as a ‘Wetland of International Importance’ (or Ramsar site) under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lashi Hai (China (mainland)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lashi-hai-iba-china-(mainland) on 25/11/2024.
