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From its icy beginnings high on the Tibetan plateau, China's Yangtze
falls over
17,000 feet to empty into the East China Sea.
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In November 2001, an expedition set out for one of the most remote
river regions on earth, the Great Bend.
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Known to the Chinese for centuries as 'The Dragon's Back', here
the Yangtze lashes its way through canyon walls, generating a massive
2,000 tons of water per second.
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Aggressive and gentle by turns, the dragon perplexes and enthralls,
testing their strengths and mercilessly probing their weaknesses.
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Facing the Dragon documents an expedition that finds itself increasingly
out of its depth on one of the most dangerous rivers on earth.
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