Yangzi
Asia's longest river
The Yangzi is China's longest river, flowing roughly 6,300 kilometers from the Tibetan Plateau to the East China Sea near Shanghai.
Also spelled Yangtze, it divides northern and southern China geographically and culturally.
The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangzi is the world's largest hydroelectric power station: We took a cruise down the Yangzi.
Yangtze hydroelectric megastructure
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- gorgesSteep-walled river valleys
- rapidsTurbulent river section
estuary · delta · floodplain · tributary · watershed · confluence · alluvial · sediment
Oversized aquatic amphibian species
- endemic speciesLife found nowhere else
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
Chinese historical period
- Grand CanalFamous historic waterway
- gunboat diplomacyPersuasion through naval presence
- Marco PoloMedieval Venetian who reached China
- tea tradeBusiness in brewed leaves
Africa's longest river
- AmazonGreek warrior women
- drainage basinArea feeding one waterway
- water volumeQuantity of liquid measured
Three Gorges Dam
Yangtze hydroelectric megastructure
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- gorgesSteep-walled river valleys
rapids · estuary · delta · floodplain · tributary · watershed · confluence · alluvial · sediment · Shanghai
giant salamander
Oversized aquatic amphibian species
- endemic speciesLife found nowhere else
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
conservation · river dolphin · freshwater fish · biodiversity
Three Kingdoms
Chinese historical period
- Grand CanalFamous historic waterway
- gunboat diplomacyPersuasion through naval presence
- Marco PoloMedieval Venetian who reached China
Nile
Africa's longest river
- AmazonGreek warrior women
- drainage basinArea feeding one waterway
- water volumeQuantity of liquid measured
- Yangtze RiverChina's longest watercourse
- Yangtze River DeltaCoastal Chinese economic zone