The Yangtze basin provides about half of all the fish eaten in China, and two-thirds of the rice. Industries and farming there contribute as much as 40% of China's whole economy. This vast river – the ...

The river Yangtze flows for 6,300 km, more than halfway across China. Its river basin is around 1.8 million sq km - almost a fifth of China's land area ...

Known in Asia as "the land of culture" and "the land of poetry and books," this exquisite town nestled south of the Yangtze River in East China once thrived as a renowned silk hub during the Ming ...