Veteran rafters recently competed in an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the first grueling expedition along the Yellow River. Yang Feiyue reports.

It's a commemoration of a dangerous and deadly adventure and achievement.

Twenty-four veteran rafters gathered in the Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Northwest China's Qinghai province in early August to compete in a race to mark the 30th anniversary of the first expedition to raft the entire Yellow River.