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Rivers

Rivers :

Green rice fields of the upper Mekong river valley in northwest Yunna

Homes and farmland that will soon be evacuated due to a dam project

Rice fields bordering the Mekong

Rice fields along the muddy red Mekong

Rice agriculture along the upper MeKong River in China

Rice fields along the upper MeKong River

Rice paddies along the MeKong River in China

Rapids on the Mekong River -- these will be flooded out by a planned dam

Narrow canyon of the upper Mekong River

The upper Mekong

Home that will be flooded by a man on the Mekong

Huafengin, a town that will be flooded by a dam on the Mekong

Deep brick red color of the upper Mekong. This section will be flooded by a dam

Mekong in the mountains of southeastern Tibet / northwestern Yunnan

The Mekong as seen from above

Rice terraces along the muddy Mekong

Mekong flowing through mountains in Northwestern Tibet

Mekong river in the mountains of Tibet / Yunnan

Mekong valley on the road to Deqin

The muddy upper Yangtze in northwestern Yunnan as seen from above

Glacial river in Datong

Blue glacial river in Datong

Rushing stream in Datong

Rushing glacial stream in western Xinjiang

Melting mountains of Kunlun

River winding through the Kunlun mountain range

Turquoise pond in the Kunlun mountains

Turquoise pools along a river in the Kunlun mountains

Milky blue river in western China

Green rice fields of the paddies Mekong river valley

Green rice fields of the upper Mekong valley

Section of the Mekong that will be flooded by a hydroelectric project forcing residents to move

Section of the Mekong that will be flooded by a dam project

The red upper Mekong in northwestern Yunnan

Corn field and home along the Yangtze

Striated (layered) rock along the Yangtze

Homes among rice fields along the Yangtsi River

Upper Yangtse River

Bright green rice fields along the upper MeKong River in China

Bridge over the muddy red Mekong

Brick-red colored MeKong

Upper Mekong Valley

Muddy Mekong flowing through a valley

Muddy red Mekong running through a deep mountainous valley

The Yangtze in northwestern Yunnan as seen from a ridge above the river

The upper Yangtze river

Glacial river in Xiniang

Rock formations along a river in Xinjiang

Beam of sunlight cutting through a rocky valley in Xinjiang

Bridge over the Yangtze river in NW Yunnan Province

Yangtze river gorge in Yunnan Province

Rice paddies bordering the muddy Mekong

Bright green rice paddies along the upper MeKong River in China

Clear water stream meeting the red muddy Mekong

Red Mekong river in Yunnan

The Mekong river near a future dam site

The Yangtze in northwestern Yunnan as seen from atop a ridge

The upper Yangtze in northwestern Yunnan as it curves around a mountain

A bend in the upper Yangtze

Upper Yangtze as it curves through Tibetan Yunnan

Creek entering the Yangtze

Rocks along the Yangtze

Upper Yangtze

Creek flowing into the upper Yangtze in Yunnan

Upper Yangtze, looking upriver, framed by trees

Limestone mountains along the Yangtze

Upper Yangtze in Yunnan province, looking upriver

Rushing stream in the Kunlun mountains

Man carrying an intertube along a muddy river in western China

River in the Kunlun mountains

Turquoise river in the Kunlun mountains

Turquoise river along the road to Datong

Green meadows in the Kunlun mountains

Opaque turquoise waters in a canyon in western China

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