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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Huangshi hasRiver Yangtze River
Yichang locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Xiangyang locatedIn Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River basin
Huanggang locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Huanggang traversedBy Yangtze River
Huanggang hasTransportLink Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River waterway
Yangtze River Delta namedAfter Yangtze River
Yangtze River Delta traversedBy Yangtze River
Snake Hill elevationRelativeTo Yangtze River
Snake Hill locatedNear Yangtze River
Snake Hill hasViewOf Yangtze River
Jingzhou locatedOn Yangtze River
Xianning locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Xiang River basin partOf Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River basin
Xiang River basin tributaryTo Yangtze River
Huangpu River tributaryOf Yangtze River
Chongming District locatedAtMouthOf Yangtze River
Port of Shanghai locatedAtMouthOf Yangtze River
Baoshan District borders Yangtze River
Japanese Central China Area Army operationalArea Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River valley
Han River tributaryOf Yangtze River
subject surface form: Han River (Hubei)
Han River mouth Yangtze River
subject surface form: Han River (Hubei)
Han River partOf Yangtze River
subject surface form: Han River (Hubei)
this entity surface form: Yangtze River water system
Han River isMajorTributaryOf Yangtze River
subject surface form: Han River (Hubei)
Han River confluenceWith Yangtze River
subject surface form: Han River (Hubei)
this entity surface form: Yangtze River at Wuhan
middle reaches of the Yangtze River locatedIn Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River basin
middle reaches of the Yangtze River linkedByTransport Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River waterway
YREB locatedAlong Yangtze River
Han River (Wuhan) tributaryOf Yangtze River
Han River (Wuhan) confluenceWith Yangtze River
Han River (Wuhan) partOf Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River basin
Changzhou locatedOn Yangtze River
Changzhou river Yangtze River
Wuhan–Jiujiang Passenger Railway partOfTransportCorridor Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River corridor
Wuhu locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Wuhu riverSystem Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River basin
Xiantao locatedNear Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River basin
Jianghan District locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Yangtze Plate namedAfter Yangtze River
Wuchang District locatedOn Yangtze River
Hanyang District locatedOnBankOf Yangtze River
Hanyang District hasRiver Yangtze River
Three Gorges Dam locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Yangtze river dolphin (baiji) nativeTo Yangtze River
subject surface form: Yangtze river dolphin
Tanggula Mountains sourceOf Yangtze River
Salween River neighboringRiver Yangtze River