The Dulong is a headwaters tributary to the Irawaddy, which drains the southeast flank of the Himalayas and flows into the Bay of Bengal at Yangon, Myanmar.

This expedition through a largely roadless and trailless canyon was run by six kayakers in November, 2015, requiring a multi-day hike over a 16,000' pass from the Salween River canyon.  Participants included Travis Winn, Will Stauffer-Norris, Jim Shrimpton, Simon Tapley, Tom Downs, and Tom McCoy.

An excellent video of this expedition (River Time: The First Descent of the Dulong River, China) was produced by Will Stauffer-Norris and can be viewed on Vimeo here:  

The Dulong flows through an area inhabited by the Drung, a colorful, unique minority culture that is more similar to Burmese hill tribes than to Han Chinese or northern minority nationalities.

They put-in near 28 39 45N, 98 45 19, elev. 13250, and took out at the bridge on the road to Gongshan, completing about 80 miles of first descent. Average gradient for this Class 5 to 6 stretch is about 70' per mile, flow about 1500 cfs. Several difficult portages were required.