Rivers

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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