Yangtze

/ ˈjæŋktsɪ; ˈjæŋtsɪ /

noun

1. the longest river in China, rising in SE Qinghai province and flowing east to the East China Sea near Shanghai: a major commercial waterway in one of the most densely populated areas of the world. The Three Gorges dam near Yichang, the world's biggest hydroelectric and flood-control project, was begun in 1994 and the dam was completed in 2003, with filling taking several years thereafter. Length: 5528 km (3434 miles) AlsoYangtze KiangChang JiangChang

Example Sentences

Peach cultivation is thought to have begun around 8,000 years ago in the Yangtze Valley in China.

From Salon

The campaigns led to the discovery, for example, of uranium reserves in the lower Yangtze River Basin and a major molybdenum-tungsten deposit in the Nanling Mountains in southern China.

From Science Magazine

A further 9,000 people were evacuated from the Chongming District, an island at the mouth of the Yangtze River, city authorities said.

From BBC

For instance, the construction of large dams, such as the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River, has significantly reduced the sediment supply downstream.

From Science Daily

One connected to the Yangtze River Valley, and another to the Yellow River valley in China.

From Science Daily