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 From Tangula
Snow Mountain in the Nothern Tibetan Plateau, the swift Yangtze
River's source, it performs a miraculous about - face at Stone
Drum. First flowing south, then north, the river has shaped a
dramatic triangle at an area of about 50 square kilometers. The
extraordinary geological phenomenon of the First Bend of the Yangtze
River has deeply influenced the formation of the river.
The beautiful hoary Stone Drum is a town of vital military importance,was chosen as a point to cross the river by Zhuge Liang,the most intelligent strategist in Chinese history, Kublai Khan, the grand- son of Genghis and founder of the Mongol dynasty in China, and the Red Army led by Chairman Mao.
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