On July 20, 2024, the 2024 Jiangyuan Comprehensive Scientific Expedition Team composed of three generations of old, middle and young people arrived at the Tongtian River in Yushu, Qinghai. Along the veins of the water, they rushed to the depths of the Three Rivers Source to carry out the annual comprehensive scientific expedition to the source of the river. .
Since 2012, the Yangtze River Academy of Sciences has carried out comprehensive scientific research on the source of the Yangtze River every year. This year's scientific examination focused on the five key areas of "water, soil, air and ice", and conducted a comprehensive "physical examination" of water resources, water ecology, water environment, etc. in the source area of the Yangtze River.
“Looking for stubborn rocks in the Tongtian River, asking for thousands of years of unwritten scriptures.” This is the summary of the Jiangyuan scientific expedition by the veteran scientific expedition team members. The Sanjiangyuan region was once a “blank area” for scientific research. For more than ten years, generations of scientific researchers have continued to write this "wordless book", continue to understand the ecological background of the river source, and find the changing patterns of the river source. The breadth and depth of scientific research have continued to expand.
"The sky on the plateau is like a baby's face", which changes at any time; coupled with the altitude sickness of "eyes in heaven, body in hell", it virtually increases the difficulty and risk of scientific research.
In the source area of the Yangtze River, there are many scientific research monuments. The team members took the time to redraw them. These monuments are not only historical witnesses of Jiangyuan scientific research, but also the origin of the understanding of Jiangyuan. Starting from here, generations of people pass on the tradition and continue to uncover the mystery of Jiangyuan. The Jiangyuan scientific expedition, this exploration of the "unknown world", is also an arduous "relay race". Like a big river, it keeps flowing forward.
