Chinese explorers in quest to find sources of 3 major rivers

XINING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- China launched an expedition on Saturday that aims to find the sources of the country's three major rivers. The 40-member team has survey, remote sensing, glacier and geological experts. They will spend about 45 days and cover 8,000 km seeking the sources of the Yangtze River -- the country's longest -- the Yellow River and the Lancang River, all of which originate in plateau in the... [read full story]