ðə θɹˈiː ɡɹˈeɪt ʌplˈɪfts ʌvðə kˈɪŋhaɪ slˈæʃ tɪbˈɛt plætˈoʊ dᵻstɹˈɔɪd ðə pˈætɚn ʌv ɹˈɪvɚ sˈɪstəmz ɪnðə lˈeɪt plɪˈoʊsiːn tə ðɪ ˈɜːli plˈɛstoʊsˌiːn.
The three great uplifts of the Qinghai/Tibet Plateau destroyed the pattern of river systems in the late Pliocene to the early Pleistocene.