Chinese Mountain Climbing

1,337 views · Published 11 June 2008 · 1:54 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · Sports

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The Chinese have a strong affinity for their mountains.  Many peaks are immortalized in poems, music, and art work. As China modernizes and the middle class grows, the country has found a new way to capitalize on its reverence for snow-capped peaks. Sam Beattie reports from the Tibetan Plateau.

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