(FOCUS)CHINA-QINGHAI-YUSHU-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-YANGTZE HEADWATERS (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-QINGHAI-YUSHU-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-YANGTZE HEADWATERS (CN)

(240720) -- YUSHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 20, 2024 shows the Tongtian River, the major source of the Yangtze River, in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province. Chinese scientists launched an expedition on Saturday in the headwater regions of the Yangtze and Lancang rivers in northwest China's Qinghai Province, to investigate the regions' water resources and ecological environment. The expedition will conduct scientific investigations into the water resources, river hydrology, water ecology, glaciers, soil erosion and permafrost of the regions. (Photo by Du Xiaowei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-QINGHAI-YANGTZE RIVER-SOURCE REGION-RIVERS-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-QINGHAI-YANGTZE RIVER-SOURCE REGION-RIVERS-SCENERY (CN)

(230811) -- XINING, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 26, 2023 shows braid-shaped river channels of a tributary of the Tongtian River in the source region of the Yangtze River in northwest China's Qinghai Province. Segmented by shoals, braid-shaped river channels form a type of shallow water multi-channeled system at the source region of the Yangtze River. A comprehensive scientific research team has recently launched a scientific expedition in the source region of the Yangtze River, exploring the braid-shaped river channels. (Xinhua/Liu Shiping)

CHINA-QINGHAI-YANGTZE RIVER-SOURCE REGION-RIVERS-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-QINGHAI-YANGTZE RIVER-SOURCE REGION-RIVERS-SCENERY (CN)

(230811) -- XINING, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 26, 2023 shows Tibetan wild donkeys near the braid-shaped river channels of a tributary of the Tongtian River in the source region of the Yangtze River in northwest China's Qinghai Province. Segmented by shoals, braid-shaped river channels form a type of shallow water multi-channeled system at the source region of the Yangtze River. A comprehensive scientific research team has recently launched a scientific expedition in the source region of the Yangtze River, exploring the braid-shaped river channels. (Xinhua/Liu Shiping)

CHINA-QINGHAI-YANGTZE RIVER-SOURCE REGION-RIVERS-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-QINGHAI-YANGTZE RIVER-SOURCE REGION-RIVERS-SCENERY (CN)

(230811) -- XINING, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 26, 2023 shows braid-shaped river channels of a tributary of the Tongtian River in the source region of the Yangtze River in northwest China's Qinghai Province. Segmented by shoals, braid-shaped river channels form a type of shallow water multi-channeled system at the source region of the Yangtze River. A comprehensive scientific research team has recently launched a scientific expedition in the source region of the Yangtze River, exploring the braid-shaped river channels. (Xinhua/Liu Shiping)

CHINA-QINGHAI-YANGTZE RIVER-SOURCE REGION-RIVERS-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-QINGHAI-YANGTZE RIVER-SOURCE REGION-RIVERS-SCENERY (CN)

(230811) -- XINING, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 26, 2023 shows braid-shaped river channels of a tributary of the Tongtian River and surrounding views in the source region of the Yangtze River in northwest China's Qinghai Province. Segmented by shoals, braid-shaped river channels form a type of shallow water multi-channeled system at the source region of the Yangtze River. A comprehensive scientific research team has recently launched a scientific expedition in the source region of the Yangtze River, exploring the braid-shaped river channels. (Xinhua/Liu Shiping)