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Costs and catches of going green
HOME > PAST ISSUE > PERSPECTIVE [Premium content]August 2006
Natural beauty is part of the price being paid for cleaner energy. Despite Beijing's green policy, it remains to be seen whether China can become a friend to the environment
Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan Province is one of the most stunning tourist destinations in the world, let alone China. Sheer cliffs drop 3,000 meters from mountain peaks to rapids that eventually become the mighty Yangtze River.
Intrepid, mostly foreign, tourists hike along a treacherous goat track high above the gorge while the less adventurous are bused in to see the place where, according to legend, a local mandarin once saw a tiger jump clear across the foaming torrent.
Intrepid, mostly foreign, tourists hike along a treacherous goat track high above the gorge while the less adventurous are bused in to see the place where, according to legend, a local mandarin once saw a tiger jump clear across the foaming torrent.
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