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Ten Things You Should Know About Tibet
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5. Most of the Tibetan plateau lies above 14,000 feet. Tibet is the source of five of Asia's greatest rivers, the life blood of 2 billion people. Since 1959, the Chinese have wreaked havoc on Tibet's fragile environment through extensive deforestation and open dumping of nuclear waste. Tibet's most sacred lake, the Yamdrok Tso, is currently being drained for a Chinese hydroelectric power plant.
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