Mingyong glacier in February 2015. The glacier sits at an elevation of nearly 3,000 meters above sea level.[Photo provided to China Daily] Mingyong glacier - a freshwater bank in Southwest China - is shrinking. Located near the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, a world hub of ice and snow, it underscores the reality of climate change An elderly woman clutches onto two sticks as she walks up the narrow path of a mountain attached to the Meili range in Deqen county in Yunnan province on a recent weekday. Catching her breadth from time to time, she follows her younger companions on the 4-kilometer trek, which is often interrupted by herds of ponies carrying cement and rocks for repair work at a temple that pilgrims like her seek to visit. Prayer banners of different colors flutter in the wind above their heads. Their climb will not end until they have reached a higher observation deck from where the Mingyong glacier is visible in its full splendor. Located in Southwest China at an elevation of nearly 3,000 meters above sea level, the glacier-a sacred site in Tibetan Buddhism-draws hundreds of pilgrims and tourists from home and abroad each year. For locals, it is a source of freshwater that feeds several streams in the province's northwest, and can be used for irrigation and drinking. jordan wristband rubberblack rubber braceletshospital wristbandpersonalized silicone braceletsrubber arm bandsprinted bracelets24 hour wristbands couponhow to make rubber bracelets
