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The Yarlung Tsangpo River is one of Asia's most extraordinary rivers. It cuts through the Tibetan Plateau, plunges through a spectacular Himalayan canyon, and eventually becomes the Brahmaputra River, which flows through India and Bangladesh.  It is also at the centre of one of the world's most ambitious and controversial engineering projects. Where is the Yarlung Tsangpo River? The river begins in western Tibet, near the Angsi Glacier, and flows eastwards across the Tibetan Plateau before reaching the eastern Himalayas. Its journey takes it through some of the most remote and dramatic terrain on Earth. As it approaches Mount Namcha Barwa, the river makes a huge horseshoe-shaped turn known as the Great Bend. It then plunges through the spectacular Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, before turning south into India. The river has different names along its journey: Tibet : Yarlung Tsangpo. Arunachal Pradesh, India : Siang, also known as the Dihang. Assam, India : Brahmaputra. Banglades...