{"id":29754,"date":"2012-02-07T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-07T09:26:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:42:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:42:13","slug":"4754-slideshow-the-face-of-sanjiangyuan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate\/4754-slideshow-the-face-of-sanjiangyuan\/","title":{"rendered":"Slideshow: the face of Sanjiangyuan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sanjiangyuan region of the Qinghai&ndash;Tibet plateau contains the headwaters of three of Asia&rsquo;s major rivers: the Yangtze, the Mekong (also known as the Lancang) and the Yellow River. This delicate corner of western China is known as the country&rsquo;s &ldquo;water tower&rdquo;. 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