Potatson National Park[1] (普达措国家公园) is a provincially-administered natural reserve in Shangri-la, Diqing, Yunnan, China.
It incorporates the Bita Lake Nature Reserve and the Duhu Scenic Area in the Hongshan region.
It is notably home to vulnerable Black-necked cranes, many rare and beautiful orchids, and Himalayan Yew, a coniferous tree whose extracts are a source of the anticancer drug, paclitaxel.
The next bus destination is Bita Hai Lake (碧塔海), 3,500 metres (11,482 feet) above sea level.
The bus stops a few feet from a wharf from where visitors can take a boat ride around the lake and to the island in the center.