Video Of The Week - Why Is China's Yangtze River Turning Crimson?

Meera Dolasia
Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:37:58 -0700

Asia's longest river, the 6,418 km Yangtze, that originates from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau glaciers and meanders through southwest, central and eastern China before ending in the East China Sea, is normally known as the Golden Watercourse, thanks to its pale brown color. However, since September 6th, the river has taken on a bright red hue and nobody is sure why!