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  2. List of rivers of China - Wikipedia

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    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, ...

  3. Yangtze - Wikipedia

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    By the Han dynasty, Jiāng had come to mean any river in Chinese, and this river was distinguished as the "Great River" 大江 (Dàjiāng). The epithet 長 (simplified version 长), meaning "long", was first formally applied to the river during the Six Dynasties period. [citation needed] Various sections of the Yangtze have local names.

  4. List of longest rivers of Asia - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Three Gorges - Wikipedia

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    The Three Gorges (simplified Chinese: 三峡; traditional Chinese: 三峽; pinyin: Sānxiá ⓘ) are three adjacent and sequential gorges along the middle reaches of the Yangtze River path, in the hinterland of the People's Republic of China. With a subtropical monsoon climate, they are known for their scenery.

  6. Qiantang River - Wikipedia

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    The Qiantang River (tch'yen-tang), formerly known as the Hangchow River [1] [2] [3] or Tsientang River, is a river in East China. An important commercial artery, it runs for 459 kilometers (285 mi) through Zhejiang , passing through the provincial capital Hangzhou before flowing into the East China Sea via Hangzhou Bay south of Shanghai .

  7. Three Parallel Rivers - Wikipedia

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    The Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (Chinese: 云南三江并流; pinyin: Yúnnán Sānjiāng Bìngliú) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Yunnan province, China. It lies within the drainage basins of the upper reaches of the Jinsha ( Yangtze ), Lancang ( Mekong ) and Nujiang ( Salween ) rivers, in the Yunnan section of the ...

  8. Yellow River - Wikipedia

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    The Yellow River [a] is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest river system on Earth, with an estimated length of 5,464 km (3,395 mi) and a watershed of 795,000 km 2 (307,000 sq mi). Beginning in the Bayan Har Mountains , the river flows generally eastwards before entering the 1,500 km (930 mi) long Ordos Loop, which runs ...

  9. Huai River - Wikipedia

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    The Huai River, formerly romanized as the Hwai, is a major river in East China, about 1,110 km (690 mi) long with a drainage area of 174,000 km 2 (67,000 sq mi). [2] It is located about midway between the Yellow River and Yangtze River , [ 2 ] the two longest rivers and largest drainage basins in China.