What is Mêdog? The isolated Chinese enclave in South Tibet, and How the illegal McMahon Line came into being

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In Mêdog, you can literally experience 4 seasons in hours in a day driving down the Himalaya slope from the polar frigid higher up north to the flat tropical rainforst south​

 

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Roads to Mêdog
The altitude sharply drops from 7,756 meters to merely 155meters within just a couple of kilometers, could be one of the sharpest drop in the world

 

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Mêdog town

 

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Locations of the Bengal tigers images caputured in Mêdog forest, the local government suggests the travelers to avoid certain regions in Mêdog for the travelers own safety.

 

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Some Bengal tigers roam close to several villages in Mêdog forest, the local government suggests the travelers to avoid certain regions in Mêdog for the travelers own safety.

 

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Bengal tiger filmed in Yarlung Tsangpo grand canyon in Mêdog Forest​

 

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Not only Bengal tigers, but our infrared cameras in Murdock have now recorded a total of 151 species.

Medog is rich in hoofed animals, birds and carnivores, including 16 species of national-level protected animals and 40 species of national second-level protected animals.

Under the guidance of the Department of Nature Reserve Management of the NFGA and Tibet Forestry and Grassland Administration , Shan Shui has cooperated with PKU Center for Nature and Society, and the Medog Municipal Forestry and Grassland Administration, Tibet.

A biodiversity monitoring and community conservation demonstration project was carried out in the Yarlung Tsangpo National Nature Reserve with the support of the China Green Carbon Foundation and the CICC Foundation.

Community conservation capacity building and sustainable development were supported based on the survey. Between October 2020 and November 2022, we selected nine survey sample areas with different vegetation types at different elevations to conduct infrared camera surveys.

Cumulatively, 142 camera sites were surveyed, covering from 646 m to 4,360 m sea level, totaling 45,712 working days.What other animals will be found in the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon? How to protect the originality and integrity of the ecosystem here? Hopefully, continued observation and research will allow us to find out the answers.

 

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The most difficult enclave in China to develop, all materials have to climb over the mighty Himalayas to reach this region.

 

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Now one tunnel had been drilled through the Himalaya mountains connecting the northern slope with the southern slope, another bigger one is under construction, will be open soon.

 

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