CIIC:Today's featured article/April 21, 2010

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Yarlung Zangbo River

Seen as Mother River by Tibetans, Yarlung Zangbo River is the largest river in the Tibet Autonomous Region. Originating in the Gyima Yangzong Glacier (5,500 meters above sea level) in Zhongba County at the northern foot of the Himalayas, it runs through 23 counties of Xigaze, Lhasa, Shannan and Nyingchi, flowing 2,057 km and covering a drainage area of 240,480 square km. (More...)