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Guardians of Plateau: Protecting source of Yangtze River
April 29, 2026
In Nagqu, Xizang autonomous region — perched at an altitude of over 5,000 meters — generations of ecological guardians stand watch over the headwaters of the Yangtze River, one of China's mother rivers.
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Explore Xizang's Nagqu: Cradle of rivers
April 28, 2026
Water carries all life on Earth. Watch the documentary The Cradle of Rivers and explore Nagqu in the Xizang autonomous region — where Asia's great waterways are nurtured and an ecological barrier stands strong.
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Scientists estimate plateau's water reserves
November 26, 2025
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as Asia's "water tower", holds an estimated 10 trillion cubic meters of surface water storage, a resource scientists say is increasingly vital to water security for more than two billion people across the continent.
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Major progress reported in water conservation in Xizang
November 19, 2025
Over 40.33 billion yuan ($5.66 billion) has been invested in water conservancy projects in China's Xizang autonomous region during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period, authorities said at a news conference on Tuesday.
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Xizang's natural drinking water listed as target for industry cultivation
June 11, 2025
The natural drinking water products produced from the Xizang autonomous region were recently placed on China's first list of key areas for the cultivation of traditional advantageous food production regions and local specialty food industries.
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China launches glacier study in Xizang
May 7, 2025
China has launched its first aerial survey of marine glaciers in the Xizang autonomous region's Chamdo city.
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Xizang wetland blooms in summer
July 29, 2024
Covering a total area of 6973.44 hectares, Yani National Wetland Park is located at the confluence of the Yarlung Zangbo River and the Niyang River in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region.
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China launches scientific expedition to river headwaters
July 21, 2024
Chinese scientists embarked on an expedition on Saturday to investigate the water resources and ecological environment in the headwater regions of the Yangtze and Lancang rivers.