Wong How Man

Wong How Man

Wong How Man (1953 or 1954 - ) is a Chinese explorer. Wong led a team that claimed to have found a new source of the Yangtze river, four miles west of the previously thought source. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2005-08-23-yangtze-west_x.htm Team claims to find new Yangtze source] , usatoday.com] In 1987, he founded the Hong Kong based China Exploration and Research Society (CERS). [ [http://www.time.com/time/asia/features/heroes/how.html Leaving It Better Than He Found It] , time.com] He is also the author of Exploring the Yangtze: China's Longest River. [ [http://www.cers.org.hk/wong.htm Wong How Man, President, CERS ] , cers.org.hk]

Bibliography

"Exploring the Yangtze: China's Longest River" by Wong How Man, 1989, ISBN 0835121852

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