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Rafting a River to Save it in Tibet

Eugene Weekly | January 9, 2008

American whitewater rafters team up with Chinese businessmen and Tibetans to bring the sport of rafting to China and save the Salween River from damming.

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Tags: China, Tibet, dams, monks, Salween river, whitewater rafting, recreation

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