A Tibetan woman and sick child at a basic health clinic in Sichuan province beside the Yangtze River. Increasing the quality of education and healthcare are two motives for the government policy to resettle Tibetan nomads in larger towns.Sanjiangyuan - The three rivers headwaters. The Tibetan plateau is the world's third pole, producing fresh water for billions downstream. In China, the future of the nation depends on how this water tower is conserved. Where the Yangtze, Yellow and Mekong rivers begin, Tibetan nomads are moving to protect the land, its wildlife and in the process their ancient culture from melting away in the face of resettlement and urbanisation..