【There
the Mother River Flows】
The rolling Yalung Tsangbu is the biggest river in Tibet, and the
highest above sea level in the world. It is originated from the grocers
on the north side of Mt. Qomolangma. The middle reaches are about
more than 1300 kilometers long and the drainage area is 240 thousand
square kilometers. The average annual flow of water is up to 130 billion
cubic meters, taking the third place in Chinese rivers. It has the
second largest water energy in China of about 100 million Kilowatts.
The water energy per unit area is the biggest in China.
Yalund Tsangbu river basin rears the fields and grasslands on both
sides and nurtures the Tibetan people with pure and sweet water, and
therefore is called "Mother River" of Tibetan nationality.
In fact, Tibet nationality is born just in the middle of Yalung Valley,
and the earliest Tibetan civilization began also from this place.
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