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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Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau drainedBy Yangtze River
The Sand Pebbles narrativeLocation Yangtze River
Hanshui River tributaryOf Yangtze River
Chungking locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Jingjiang River partOf Yangtze River
Huangzhou locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Yangtze River (Jiang) and Huai River (Huai) alsoKnownAs Yangtze River
subject surface form: Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Chang Jiang
Yangtze River (Jiang) and Huai River (Huai) alsoKnownAs Yangtze River
subject surface form: Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangzi Jiang
Yangtze River (Jiang) and Huai River (Huai) definedBy Yangtze River
subject surface form: Yangtze River–Huai River line
Xinbei District locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
Jintan District isLocatedNear Yangtze River
HMS Cornwallis locationDuringEvent Yangtze River
Mount Hong (Hongshan) locatedNear Yangtze River
subject surface form: Mount Hong
this entity surface form: Yangtze River (in Wuhan region)
Jiang’an District, Wuhan hasRiver Yangtze River
Yangtze River basin drainedBy Yangtze River
Yangtze River basin basinOf Yangtze River
Nu River passesNear Yangtze River
Changshu nearbyWaterBody Yangtze River
German concession in Hankou locatedOn Yangtze River
Yingtian river Yangtze River
Jiangyin locatedOnRiver Yangtze River
China Yangtze Power operatesOnRiver Yangtze River
Dangla or Tanglha sourceRegionOf Yangtze River
subject surface form: Tanggula Mountains
Geladandong Peak isSourceRegionOf Yangtze River
Geladandong Peak riverSystem Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Chang Jiang (Yangtze) system
Tongtian River partOf Yangtze River
Tongtian River tributaryOf Yangtze River
Tongtian River watercourseSystem Yangtze River
this entity surface form: Yangtze River system
Gezhouba locatedOnRiver Yangtze River