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

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

"The Yangtze River and the Yellow River will not flow backwards."

From Reuters

Landscape evolution simulations demonstrated that expansion of the Yangtze watershed since the Late Miocene could be responsible for 1 to 2 kilometers of fluvial incision.

From Science Daily