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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Dabie Mountains nearbyMajorRiver Yangtze River
Gezhouba Dam locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Gezhouba Dam watercourseDammed Yangtze River
Qinghai traversedBy Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River headwaters
Yalong River tributaryOf Yangtze River
Yalong River mouth Yangtze River
Ma’anshan locatedOn Yangtze River
Ma’anshan transportConnection Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River waterway
Ma’anshan hasRiver Yangtze River
Wu River tributaryOf Yangtze River
East China coastal river systems hasPart Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River system
Jialing River tributaryOf Yangtze River
Jialing River confluenceWith Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River at Chongqing
Bayan Har Mountains watershedFor Yangtze River
Huai River Plain locatedBetween Yangtze River
Lipotidae nativeRange Yangtze River
Lipotes nativeRange Yangtze River
Huang Hai majorRiverInfluence Yangtze River
Jiang'an District majorRiver Yangtze River
Wuhan Metro Line 2 riverCrossed Yangtze River
Wuhan Metro Line 4 crosses Yangtze River
Qingshan District locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Qingshan District borderedBy Yangtze River
Nantong hasRiver Yangtze River
Sichuan Basin drainageBasinOf Yangtze River
Sichuan Basin majorRiver Yangtze River
Zhenjiang locatedOn Yangtze River
Zhenjiang river Yangtze River
Anglo-Chinese War location Yangtze River
Taizhou locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Wuhan Metro Line 7 crosses Yangtze River
Anqing locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Anqing locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Chang Jiang
Lake Dongting connectedTo Yangtze River
Min River tributaryOf Yangtze River
Min River mouthLocation Yangtze River
this entity surface form: upper Yangtze River
Tongling river Yangtze River
Chuzhou near Yangtze River
Roof of the World associatedRiver Yangtze River
Hengduan Mountains drainedBy Yangtze River
Chizhou traversedByRiver Yangtze River
Chizhou near Yangtze River
Yueyang locatedOn Yangtze River
Yueyang isPortCityOn Yangtze River
Yueyang hasMajorRiver Yangtze River
Jiankang locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Stone City hasView Yangtze River
Jiangdongmen area locatedNear Yangtze River