The Big Western Line, a possible element of the South–North Water Transfer Project, is a proposal for diverting water from the upstream sections of six rivers in southwestern China, including the Mekong, the Yarlung Tsangpo and the Salween, to the dry areas of northern China through a system of reservoirs, tunnels and natural rivers.Craig Simmons. "Solving the Entire Chinese Water Crisis ", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via The Progress Report. Retrieved on 2008-06-29. This project may be the most controversial plan to date.Tibet: China's little treasure, by Antoaneta Bezlova
