Difference between revisions of "Yangtze River"
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The largest in [[China]] and the third longest in the world, the Yangtze rises from Geladaindong, the highest peak of the Tanggulashan Mountains. It flows 6,300 km eastward traversing 11 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities before emptying into the [[East China Sea]]. It has numerous tributaries, including the [[Yalongjiang]], [[Minjiang]], Jialingjiang, [[Hanjiang]], [[Wujiang]], [[Xiangjiang]] and [[Ganjiang]] rivers, with a combined drainage area of over 1.8 million square km, accounting for 18.8 percent of China's total area. Its annual runoff stands at 951.3 billion cubic meters, accounting for 52 percent of the national total. It is a major artery of inland water transportation in China. | The largest in [[China]] and the third longest in the world, the Yangtze rises from Geladaindong, the highest peak of the Tanggulashan Mountains. It flows 6,300 km eastward traversing 11 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities before emptying into the [[East China Sea]]. It has numerous tributaries, including the [[Yalongjiang]], [[Minjiang]], Jialingjiang, [[Hanjiang]], [[Wujiang]], [[Xiangjiang]] and [[Ganjiang]] rivers, with a combined drainage area of over 1.8 million square km, accounting for 18.8 percent of China's total area. Its annual runoff stands at 951.3 billion cubic meters, accounting for 52 percent of the national total. It is a major artery of inland water transportation in China. |
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Yangtze River