怒江的西岸，座落着高黎
贡山国家级自然保护区。保护区东西宽9千米，南北长135千米，总面积12万公顷。山势陡峭，峰谷南北相间排列，有着极典型的高山峡谷自然地理垂直带景观和丰富多样的动植物资源这是横断山脉中的一颗明珠，森林覆盖率达85%。在这里，森林资源极期丰富，珍稀植物随处可见。有当今世界上是大的杜鹃树种—500多年树龄的大树杜鹃；有被称为“绿色寿星”的古老孑遗植物——国家一级保护珍稀树种秃杉；有
云南樱花的原始种、云南山茶的原生种，以及其它珍稀树种，是我国珍稀树种汇集的森林。 北南延伸的横断山脉，动物学家们把它称之为南北动物区的走廊。保护区内生活着各种野生动物，属国家保护的野生动物就有30种。与大熊猫和滇金丝猴享有同样声誉的羚羊，是高黎贡山的古原生动物。还有长臂猿、懒猴、黑叶猴、灰叶猴、熊猴、红面猴、黑麝、云豹、金猫、灵猫等。鸟类有300多种，白尾梢红雉、红腹角雉、白鹇、金鸡、白腹锦鸡、红腹锦鸡、绿孔雀、太阳鸟和种类繁多的画眉等等 在自然保护区的中心地带，现已建成姚家坪森林旅游度假村。度假村所在海拔2540米，距泸水县城21公里，距
片马口岸42公里，交通便利，在
六库至片马的必经之路上。因自然保护区森林类型多样，植被垂直分布，因而在姚家坪一日可分别领悟到高黎贡山春夏秋冬四季的气候和景色。这里可以看到有如冰雪长城的高黎贡山主山脊，可以观赏到有“阴山镖水”之誉的滴水河双瀑布，往山上攀登，即可到达高山冰蚀湖——
听命湖。
The west bank of anger river, repose high Li Gong Shan national nature reserve. The 9000 thing wide metre and south north of protection zone grow the metre of one hundred and thirty-five thousands and the hectare of gross area of one hundred and twenty thousands. Mountain tendency is steep , summit grain south north puts the very typical gorge naturally geography vertical tape landscape of high mountain in order between appearance , has with the resource of animal and plant of rich much shape this is a jewel in horizontal broken mountain range, forested rate reaches 85%. Here, forest resource has rich issue very much, treasure rare plant everywhere evidently. Have present world on is big cuckoo tree kind — the tree cuckoo of the tree age of more than 500 years; Have to be called as " green life star " ancient lonely lose plant — — first-grade State protection treasure rare tree kind bald China fir; There are the original kind of Yunnan oriental cherry and the original raw kind of Yunnan camellia, as well as other treasure rare tree kind, is the treasure rare tree kind of our country the forest that collected. North south the violently broken mountain range that extended , zoologistses it name Zhi is the corridor of south north animal district. In protection zone, various wild animals live , the wild animal of home of vassal state that protects has 30 kinds. It is with giant panda with Dian golden monkey the antelope who enjoys same reputation , it is the ancient protozoon of high Li Gong Shan. Still have gibbon, lazy monkey, dark leaf monkey, grey leaf monkey, bear monkey and red surface monkey , dark She , cloud leopard, golden cat and quick cat etc.. Birds have the kinds more than 300, in vain end tip bonus Zhi , red belly angle Zhi , white Xian , golden chicken, white belly golden pheasant, red belly golden pheasant, green peacock, sunbird and the babbler with numerous kind and so on the central region in nature reserve, now have established Yao Jia Ping forest travel have a vacation village. Have a vacation 2540 village place elevation metres, is away from Lu water county 21 kilometers, is away from flat horse port 42 kilometers, traffic is convenient , in 6 storehouses to flat horse will go through Zhi on the road. Because of the forest type much shape of nature reserve, vegetation is vertical to spread , thus in Yao the domestic a day of level ground can comprehend high Li Gong Shan respectively scenery and the climate of spring summer autumn winter four seasons. Here can see have high Li Gong Shan as ice snow the Great Wall main ridge, can watch the drop water river two waterfalls that have the reputation of " the cloudy mountain water of dartlike weapon " on mountain climb , reach the ice of high mountain to lose lake — — take order lake.
