Yangtze River

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The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia and a crucial waterway in China, supporting major cities, transportation, agriculture, and hydroelectric power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
waterway
associatedProtectedArea Three Gorges Reservoir Region
basinArea about 1.8 million square kilometers
basinCountry China
climateZones from alpine to subtropical
continent Asia
country China
culturalSignificance important in Chinese history and culture
deltaLocation eastern China
ecologicalIssue habitat loss
overfishing
pollution
ecologicalRole habitat for diverse freshwater species
economicRole major transportation corridor in China
supports intensive agriculture in its basin
supports major industrial regions
flowsDirection generally west-to-east
flowsThrough Anhui
Chongqing
Hubei Province
surface form: Hubei

Hunan Province
surface form: Hunan

Jiangsu
Jiangxi Province
surface form: Jiangxi

Qinghai
Shanghai
Sichuan Province
surface form: Sichuan

Tibet Autonomous Region
Yunnan Province
surface form: Yunnan
formerNotableSpecies Yangtze river dolphin (baiji)
hasDelta Yangtze River Delta
hydroelectricProject Gezhouba Dam
Three Gorges Dam
hydroelectricRole major source of hydroelectric power in China
length about 3916 miles
about 6300 kilometers
localName Yangtze River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chang Jiang
localNameLanguage Chinese
majorTributary Han River
Jialing River
Min River
Wu River
Yalong River
mouth East China Sea
mouthLocation Shanghai
nameMeaning Long River
navigationRole important inland waterway for freight transport
supports passenger transport
notableSpecies Yangtze finless porpoise
passesThroughCity Chongqing
Nanjing
Shanghai
Wuhan
rankByLength longest river in Asia
third-longest river in the world
relatedRegion Yangtze River Economic Belt
sourceCountry China
sourceLocation Tanggula Mountains
sourceRegion Tibetan Plateau
surface form: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
supportsCityCluster Yangtze River Delta
surface form: Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration

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Wuhan locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Asia containsRiver Yangtze River
East China Sea receivesRiver Yangtze River
East Asia hasRiver Yangtze River
China majorRiver Yangtze River
Hubei Province majorRiver Yangtze River
Hubei Province contains Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Three Gorges Dam region (partly)
Yellow Crane Tower overlooks Yangtze River
Eurasia contains Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River basin
Yangtze River Economic Belt locatedIn Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River Basin
Yangtze River Economic Belt follows Yangtze River
Yangtze River Economic Belt keyRiver Yangtze River
Jianghan Plain formedByRiver Yangtze River
Jianghan Plain drainageBasin Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River basin
Jianghan Plain nameDerivedFrom Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Jiang (Yangtze) River
Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge crosses Yangtze River
Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge crosses Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Changjiang River
Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge locatedOn Yangtze River
Port of Wuhan locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Port of Wuhan partOf Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River waterway system
Jiangsu traversedBy Yangtze River
Jiangsu hasRiver Yangtze River
Yangtze River localName Yangtze River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chang Jiang
Anhui traversedByRiver Yangtze River
Higashi Shina Kai hasMajorRiverMouth Yangtze River
Hanyang locatedAtConfluenceOf Yangtze River
Hanyang locatedOnBankOf Yangtze River
Hanyang river Yangtze River
Huai River tributaryOf Yangtze River
Huai River historicallyEmptiedInto Yangtze River
Japanese Central China Area Army commanders areaOfResponsibility Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River valley
Battle of Wuhan river Yangtze River
Yellow Sea receivesWaterFrom Yangtze River
eastern China contains Yangtze River
subject surface form: Eastern China
this entity surface form: Lower Yangtze River
Central China hasMajorRiver Yangtze River
River City locatedOn Yangtze River
subject surface form: Wuhan
River City river Yangtze River
subject surface form: Wuhan
Wuhan Metro crosses Yangtze River
East Lake locatedEastOf Yangtze River
subject surface form: East Lake (Wuhan)
Opium Wars location Yangtze River
baiji nativeTo Yangtze River
baiji endemicTo Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River basin
Tibetan Plateau sourceOf Yangtze River
Nanjing locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
East Lake (Wuhan) partOf Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River basin
State of Chu locatedIn Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River valley
Warring States period location Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River basin
Jiangxi Province majorRiver Yangtze River
Chongqing locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Huangshi locatedOn Yangtze River