China abounds in rivers. More than 1,500 rivers each drain 1,000 sq km or larger areas. Most of the large rivers have their source on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and drop greatly between source and ...

A famous ancient city south of the Yangtze River and the hometown of Lu Xun (1881-1936), China's great twentieth ... Shaoxing is a town of rivers and canals, arch bridges and boats.

China has signaled plans for a hydropower project in Tibet along one of the region’s main rivers, fanning speculation of a mega-dam that would test its engineering and diplomatic nous. The ...

8 mighty rivers run dry from overuse From the American West to China, Australia to India, some of the world's most important rivers have been drained dry for agriculture, industry, and drinking water.

Here’s how big the Yangtze is. A third of all the inhabitants of China (which means more than 400 million people) live in the area covered by the Yangtze’s river basin. The Yangtze basin provides ...