VietNamNet Bridge - In the list of the most beautiful rivers in the Telegraph newspaper, Mekong River ranks sixth besides Jiang Zi, Rhine and others.

The Telegraph describes the Mekong River as follows: “Some of the world's most exotic and fascinating destinations are touched by the Mekong, which rises in the Tibetan Plateau and runs through China's Yunnan province, Burma (Myanmar), Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam before emptying in the East Sea. Some of Southeast Asia’s best destinations can be reached on a boat through the Mekong including Siem Reap for the Angkor Wat ruins and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's cosmopolitan metropolis.”

List of the 14 Most Beautiful Rivers in the World

01 - The Kenai, Alaska, US

02 - The Irrawaddy, Burma

03 - The Yangtze, China

04 - The Rhine, Europe

05 - Caño Cristales, Colombia

06 - The Mekong, southeast Asia

07 - The Douro, Portugal

08 - The Neretva, Bosnia and Herzegovina

09 - The Danube, Europe

10 - The Spree, Germany

11 - The Nile, Egypt

12 - The Brahmaputra, China/India/Bangladesh

13 - The Chobe, Africa

14 The Ganges, India/Bangladesh

Here are the 14 rivers in pictures:

1. Kenai, Alaska, USA     2. Irrawaddy, Myanmar   3. The Yangtze, China           4. Rhine, Europe           5. Caño Cristales, Columbia           6. Mekong, Southeast Asia             7. Duoro, Portugal         8. Neretva, Bosnia & Herzegovina             9. Danube, Europe           10. Spree, Germany         11. The Nile, Egypt         12. The Brahmaputra, China/India/Bangladesh           13. The Chobe, Africa 14. The Ganges, India/Bangladesh

Phong Lan