The protection of the Third Pole of the world - the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau - has become a hot topic worldwide. Lavishly illustrated， this book gives a disturbing account of melting glaciers， grassland desertification and wetland deterioration on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau， all caused by global warming.
It also describes the measures adopted by Chinese governments at all levels and scientific researchers to protect the environment and the lifestyle of the local Tibetan people， who live in harmony with Nature. Furthermore， the author draws the conclusion that the Qinghai Tibet Plateau has been basically kept in its original state.
The beautiful landscape of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is brought to life with 200 pictures and on the-spot investigation notes.
Preface
1.Setting Sun and Colorful Clouds by the Yellow River
2.Cruising the Yellow and Dadu Rivers
3.Ancient Tangbo Road
4.Waterlines of Gyaring Hu and Ngoring Hu
5.Yoigilangleb - Source of the Yellow River
6.Developing Clean Energy in the River Source Area
7.First County at the Source of the Yellow River
8.Development of Research on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
9.Gonsar Monastery and Wild Animals
10.Sonam Dargye and Sokya Township
11.Awesome Nature on the Plateau
12.The Impact of Climate Change on the Yangtze River Source Area
13.The Tuotuo River Hydrographic Station
14.To Geladandong
15.Coal Mines Abandoned on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
16.Pasture Turned into a Stony Area
17.Picturesque Peaks and Rocks in Valleys of Snow-covered Mountains
18.Glacier Revisited after 11 Years
19.The Thawing Gyangguteru
20.Tough Trek to Jiangyuan
21.The Warmth of a Bonfire in the Wilderness
22.Symphonies Heard in the Tent
23.Daily Life of the People of Jiangyuan
Wang Yongchen is a journalist with China National Radio， and head of Green Home (a non-governmental environmental protection organization). She has won the ABU (Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union) prize three times for her radio feature Vanishing Glaciers; she has been granted the titles Environment Emissary and Green China Person of the Year 2007 by the State Environmental Protection Administration， and seven ministries and commissions， respectively， for her outstanding contributions to Chinas environmental protection.
Known as a writer specializing in environmental protection， Wang has written Green Lens - Past and Present of Chinas Ecological Environment， The Code of the South and North Poles - from the Yangtze River Source to the North Po/e， and Chinas Green Action， and compiled Journalists Investigation
Report on the Chinese Environment.
