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Yangtze or Yangzi (English: / ˈ j æ ŋ t s i / or / ˈ j ɑː ŋ t s i / simplified Chinese: 长江; traditional Chinese: 長江; pinyin: Cháng Jiāng; lit. 'long river') is the longest river in Eurasia and the third-longest in the world.
"China River Basins". WorldMap. Harvard University. Interactive map with China's river basins, showing river names in Chinese. Table of rivers in China with Chinese names and useful data (dead link 01:15, 4 March 2013 (UTC))
This is a list of longest rivers of Asia. Included are all rivers with lengths over 1,000 km (620 mi) that are in Asia. ... China: 6,300 3,915 2 Yellow River (Huáng ...
This is a list of the longest rivers on Earth. It includes river systems over 1,000 ... Nepal, China 203. Huai River: 1,078 670 270,000 1,110 Yangtze: China 204. Aras ...
In the late 1200s, Marco Polo traveled extensively through China and his trips included time on the Grand Canal, then a major artery for shipping silk, porcelain, and wine. [59] In 1345, Maghrebi traveler Ibn Battuta traveled China and journeyed through the Abe Hayat river (Grand Canal) up to the capital Khanbalik (Beijing). [citation needed]
The longest river in South China is the Zhujiang (Pearl River), which is 2,214 kilometers long. Along with its three tributaries , the Xi (West), Dong (East), and Bei (North) rivers, it forms the Pearl River Delta near Guangzhou , Zhuhai , Macau , and Hong Kong .
The Han River, also known by its Chinese names Hanshui and Hanjiang, is a major river in Central China.A left tributary of the Yangtze, the longest river in Asia, it has a length of 1,532 km (952 mi) and is the longest tributary of the Yangtze system.
Qingyi River (Chinese: 青弋江) is a major tributary of lower Yangtze River. It is the longest tributary river of lower Yangtze River valley, as well as the longest river originated in Anhui Province. The source of Qingyi River is in Huang Mountains. It has about 30 tributaries, including Hui River, Machuan River, Gufeng River and Yangxi River.