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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Jiayu County hasTransportConnection Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River waterway
Yiling District locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Huangzhou District locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Ancient China hasMajorRiver Yangtze River
Xialu District locatedNear Yangtze River
Xiling District locatedOn Yangtze River
Southwest China contains Yangtze River
this entity surface form: upper Yangtze River
Banan District locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Dongshuimen Bridge crosses Yangtze River
Dongshuimen Bridge spans Yangtze River
Dongshuimen Bridge river Yangtze River
Port of Chongqing locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Port of Chongqing locatedOnSection Yangtze River
this entity surface form: upper Yangtze River
Yuan River mouth Yangtze River
Yuan River tributaryOf Yangtze River
Wanzhou District locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Wanzhou District riverPort Yangtze River
Afro-Eurasia containsRiver Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze
Inland China traversedBy Yangtze River
this entity surface form: YangtzeRiver
Dadu River tributaryOf Yangtze River
Dadu River majorTributaryOf Yangtze River
Wujiagang District locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Wujiagang District borderedBy Yangtze River
Changxing Island locatedInBodyOfWater Yangtze River
Changxing Island locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Chongqi Bridge crosses Yangtze River
Dianjun District locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Xiaoting District locatedOn Yangtze River
Xiaoting District river Yangtze River
Chongming Island mouthOf Yangtze River
Chongming Island locatedInBodyOfWater Yangtze River
China Merchants Steam Navigation Company majorRoute Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River trunk line
Wusong Subdistrict locatedNear Yangtze River
Taicang, Jiangsu borderingBodyOfWater Yangtze River
Taicang, Jiangsu riverMouth Yangtze River
Jiujiang locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Han Shui mouthOfWaterBody Yangtze River
Han Shui isTributaryOf Yangtze River
Han Shui majorTributaryOf Yangtze River
Luzhou locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Dongting Lake Plain drainedBy Yangtze River
Ezhou locatedOn Yangtze River
Ezhou hasMajorRiver Yangtze River
Yibin locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Yibin formsRiver Yangtze River
Anqing, Anhui, Qing Empire locatedOn Yangtze River