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Spectacular Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

&$ &$The spectacular view of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, viewed as the Roof of the World. (Xinhua Photo) &$&$ Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the "Roof of the World" and the "Third Pole of the earth", is a dreamland for many tourists of pursuing... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Fri, Nov 20 2009

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10 Dec 09 visit Qinghai-Tibet Plateau sees glacier melting  »  People's Daily &$ &$Apart from the threat of rising sea levels, China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, or "the Roof of the World" where local temperatures have risen by 1.1C over the past 20 years, will also witness glacier melting. As the plateau is the source of seven major...
15 Sep 09 visit Warming threatens aquatic resources on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau  »  People's Daily &$&$Swans play on a lake in the Guomangtan Nature Reserve, northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is one of the regions hardest hit by global warming, which will have direct and long-term effects on the aquatic...
18 Aug 09 visit Qinghai-Tibet Plateau warming will bring serious problems (2)  »  People's Daily &$ &$A partial view of swamps and Danxia landforms can be seen in Guide County of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, on Aug. 13, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ If vegetation cover on the plateau decreases, consequent...
30 Dec 09 visit Female recruits on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau  »  People's Daily Recently, 20 female recruits from inland have stationed in Qinghai army and start their camp life on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. &$ &$After marching into Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the female recruits receive their first queue training, photo from...
05 Nov 09 visit Qinghai Lake's water level continues rising for 5 years  »  People's Daily &$ &$Photo shows a view of the Qinghai Lake, the largest inland salt lake in China, located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ The water level of the Qinghai Lake on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has been rising for five straight years, up...

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