Running through six countries in South East Asia, from China to Vietnam, the Mekong river has become the backbone of the region's agriculture, and the lifeblood of Mekong Delta. Yet the river is facing many threats to its natural flow, from hydro power dams built to regulate the flow to the intrusion of ocean water,... 
I made this illustration for Saigoneer, based on that brief, with the blue dragon representing Mekong river, and the chopping knives representing the hydro power dams.
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