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Qinghai Lake keeps growing

The water level of Qinghai Lake has gone up some 10 centimeters in the first half of this year, rising for a total of 54 centimeters between 2005 and 2008, according to statistics from Qinghai Water Resources Bureau, xinhuanet reported. "It's the... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Tue, Nov 03 2009

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