The largest river in China and the third largest river in the world, the 6,300-kilometer-long Yangtze River plays an important role in China. The Yangtze River basin – with its fertile soil ...

Biqiong Wu is at the Hubei Key Laboratory of Intelligent Yangtze and Hydroelectric Science, China Yangtze Power Company, Yichang, China. China’s Yangtze River is the longest in Eurasia and the ...

Accordingly, Sichuan has completed the "7 plus 5" international rail-sea network, and has been operating trans-border railway ...

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 ...

In Chinese, Jiangnan means "south of the Yangtze River." Many small rivers flow through this region. The soil is fertile, and the weather gentle. In ancient ... In modern China, wars, the Cultural ...

While you can travel China by train, plane or car, a river cruise down the Yangtze is a one-stop shop ... Chengdu’s Giant Pandas and Beijing’s ancient marvels, you’ll get an incredible ...

A view of the Yangtze River's primary ... in the Amdo section of the Three-River-Source National Park. [Photo by Palden Nyima/chinadaily.com.cn] The glacier area in China has shrunk by about ...

Native to China’s Yangtze River, the Chinese paddlefish was thought ... including those of ancient Chinese emperors. Overfishing caused their populations to decline drastically in the latter ...

The Yangtze River, the longest river in China and the third-longest river in the world, flows through the mountainous area. After Guo’s photo went viral, many people shared photos of the view ...

The Yangtze river’s finless porpoise is one of the very few porpoises (relatives of dolphins and whales) that live in fresh water. Its small size and cute 'smile' make it much loved in China and ...

2025 shows the Tuotuo River in the source region of the Yangtze River in northwest China's Qinghai Province. Photo: Xinhua An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2025 shows the Qumar River in ...

Against the backdrop of ancient bridges and pagodas, it's a springtime dream you won't want to miss.■ ...