yangtze river

     

The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang (simplifie Chinese: 长江; traditional Chinese: 長江; pinyin: Cháng Jiāng) is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world, after the Nile in Africa, and the Amazon in South America. The river is about 6,300 km long and flows from its source in Qinghai Province, eastwards into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It has traditionally been considered a dividing line between North and South China, although geographers consider the Qinling-Huai River line to be the official line of geographical division. As the largest river in the region, the Yangtze is historically, culturally, and economically important to China.

Trivia about yangtze river

  • About 70% of China's rice crop is grown in this river's basin
  • The 2 species of alligator are the American & the Chinese, which inhabits the basin of this longest Asian river
  • Asia's longest river, it rises in China's Kunlun Mountains & empties into the East China Sea near Shanghai
  • Its principal tributaries include the Jialing, the Min & the Yalong
  • One of the world's longest rivers, it forms the border between China's Sichuan Province & Tibet

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