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Mekong: A Journey on the Mother of Waters

ThingsAsian: The place the Tibetans call the sacred source of the Mekong is a frozen river bed at an altitude of 17,000 feet on the Tibetan Plateau. In search of a campsite, our guide Meiga crosses the three feet of ice under which the westernmost headwaters of the Mekong trickle.

Tibetan Plateau. Qinghai, China

The place the Tibetans call the sacred source of the Mekong is a frozen river bed at an altitude of 17,000 feet on the Tibetan Plateau. In search of a campsite, our guide Meiga crosses the three feet of ice under which the westernmost headwaters of the Mekong trickle.

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