Yangtze River

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China recently completed an 11.18-km-long high-speed underwater tunnel beneath the Yangtze River, enabling bullet trains to run at speeds of up to 350 kmph.

About Yangtze River

• The Yangtze River, known in China as the Chang Jiang or Yangzi, is the longest river in both China and Asia and the third-longest river in the world after the Nile River and the Amazon River.
• It is also considered the longest river to exclusively flow within the borders of a single nation.
• It is 6,300 kilometers long.
• Course:
  • It begins in the mountains of Tibet.
  • It runs through mountains for most of its length. 
  • Near the end of its course, it flows through wide, low plains. 
  • More than 700 streams and rivers flow into the Yangtze. 
  • The Yangtze empties into the East China Sea near Shanghai in east-central China.
• It has eight principal tributaries. On its left bank, from source to mouth, these are the Yalung, Min, Jialing, and Han rivers; those on the right bank include the Wu, Yuan, Xiang, and Gan rivers.
• The Yangtze has been an important traffic route since the 1200s. The river connects inland and coastal ports with major cities, including Nanjing, Wuhan, and Chongqing.
• Its basin is China’s great granary. Nearly half of China’s crops are grown in this area.  
• The Yangtze basin provides about half of all the fish eaten in China. 
• Industries and farming there contribute as much as 40% of China’s whole economy.
• The region is also responsible for the housing of 400 million people, about one-third of the country’s population.
• Many of China’s largest cities, including Shanghai, Wuhan, and Chongqing, are situated along the river.

Source: IE

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