A view of the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon in Nyingchi, Tibet autonomous region. [Photo by Tsewang / for chinadaily.com.cn] The tourist attraction of Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon in Nyingchi, Tibet ...

China's upcoming secretive mega-dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo, just 50 km from the Indian border, was termed a "ticking time ...

The construction of a dam effectively gives China control over the river’s flow. This could lead to sudden water shortages or ...

Chinese state and affiliated media emphasise that the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is one of the most dramatic and resource-rich river gorges in the world. Deeper than the Grand Canyon, with a ...

The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is extremely remote and has rarely been explored by foreigners since 19th-century British plant hunters passed through looking for exotic species to fill their gardens ...

The Yarlung Tsangpo flows through the world’s longest and deepest canyon — three times deeper than the Colorado River’s path through the Grand Canyon. To corral its flows, the ambitious project will ...

China plans to build the world's largest hydropower dam across the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, which might affect India and Bangladesh downstream, causing water scarcity and flooding.

There are worries the construction of a hydropower dam across the transboundary Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet will intensify both water scarcity and flooding. These smaller-sized river basins are ...

CHINA recently approved the construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam, across the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. When fully up and running, it will be the world’s largest power plant ...

Published: April 8, 2025 12:33pm EDT China recently approved the construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam, across the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet.

The proposed dam will span the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, the world's deepest. Biao Liu / shutterstock China recently approved the construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam, across the ...