Workers on Wednesday completed construction of a runway for a new airport in the heart of China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The 3,800-meter-long runway, 3,900 meters above sea level,is part of a planned airport about 20 km away from Yushu, also known... ...full story at People's Daily
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