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Ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ　Ｉｒｒｉｇａｔｉｏｎ　Ｗｏｒｋｓ　ｉｎ　Ｔｉｂｅｔ 　　Medog is the only county in China with no highway access. The government invested heavily in the construction of such highways, but the efforts failed because of frequent landslides and mud-rock flows. To date, the goods and materials needed by the county still need to be transported by being carried on shoulders over snowy mountains, passing through the places with frequent landslide and primitive woods, and threading a narrow way along cliffs. 　　 　　With the implementation of the 10th Five-Year Plan, the Tibet Autonomous Region decided to build the Yadong and Bebeng power stations. Because the geology of Medog County is very complicated, the TAR was very concerned about the design and the construction process. 　　 　　Highest Water Official 　　 　　One day, the desolate small town was filled with cheer. People came out into the streets and jubilantly awaited the arrival of a very high water official. He was none other than Teng Jianren, chief of the 9th Aid Tibet Group of the Ministry of Water Resources. 　　Teng went to Tibet together with Li Yong, a noted engineer, to settle outstanding problems related to the power station construction. However, it is not an easy thing to get into Medog, in particular, surmounting Garlung Snowy Mountain. 　　 　　 　　Although a highly experienced geologist, it was the first time for Teng to engage in this kind of travel full of hardships and dangers in crossing steep, snowy mountains, with the difficulty of breathing because of shortage of oxygen, raging winds constantly sandpapering the face, and seemingly bottomless ravines yawning below ones feet. All he could do was to follow others to climb step by step along the footprints in the path filled with heavy snow. 　　 　　When seeing the arrival of Teng Jianren, Li Yong and the group traveling together, Medog County Party secretary was almost overwhelmed. He held the hands of Teng Jianren for more than ten minutes, repeatedly saying: Thank you,