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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Huainan locatedNorthOf Yangtze River
Fengdu County traversedBy Yangtze River
Jinling river Yangtze River
Jiangling locatedOn Yangtze River
Himalayan glaciers feedsRiver Yangtze River
Poyang Lake connectedTo Yangtze River
Nan’an District borderedBy Yangtze River
Nan’an District hasPrimaryRiver Yangtze River
Mountain City associatedWith Yangtze River
Fog City associatedWith Yangtze River
Chaotianmen locatedAtConfluenceOf Yangtze River
Chaotianmen river Yangtze River
Chaotianmen hasViewOf Yangtze River
Chaotianmen Bridge crosses Yangtze River
Chaotianmen Bridge locatedOnWaterway Yangtze River
this entity surface form: upper Yangtze River
upper Yangtze River region river Yangtze River
Jiangbei District river Yangtze River
Xiling Gorge locatedIn Yangtze River
Xiling Gorge river Yangtze River
Daye City locatedNear Yangtze River
Long River refersTo Yangtze River
Long River nameIsTranslationOf Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Chang Jiang
Long River alsoKnownAs Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Chang Jiang
Long River alsoKnownAs Yangtze River
Zi River tributaryOf Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River system
Zi River hasMouthIn Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River system
Lushan Mountain locatedNear Yangtze River
Huangshi Port locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Huangshi Port waterBody Yangtze River
Dadukou District locatedOn Yangtze River
Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign militaryTheater Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River front
Qing River tributaryOf Yangtze River
Qing River mouthLocation Yangtze River
Jiangjin District locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Jiangjin District majorRiver Yangtze River
Shayang County hasTransportRelationTo Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River waterway
Chibi City locatedOn Yangtze River
Chibi City locatedNear Yangtze River
Battle of Red Cliffs river Yangtze River
Gan River flowsInto Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River system
Gan River tributaryOf Yangtze River
Fuling District locatedOn Yangtze River
Jiayu County locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Jiayu County hasBorder Yangtze River