Highway maintenance team on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Fang Yongsheng, 48, looks out of the window of his dorm building, Oct 15. Fang suffers from minor heart disease and pulmonary edema (lung swelling), both typical plateau diseases, as the oxygen density at the work area on the 4,889 meters is about 60 percent of that on the flatlands. [Photo by Feng Zhonghao/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Read More