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Plateau grasslands threatened by stone mining
Updated: 2011-05-18 13:46
(chinadaily.com.cn)
![]() A yak stands atop Maxian Mountain, Northwest China's Gansu province, May 16. [Photo/Asianewsphoto] |
![]() Yaks graze on the wetland at the top of Maxian Mountain, Northwest China's Gansu province, May 16. [Photo/Asianewsphoto] |
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