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| Qutang Gorge |
The source of the Yangtze (Changjiang) River lies in the west of Geladandong Mountain, the principal peak of the Tanggula Mountain chain in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, southwest of China. It is here in the Tuotuo River that China's longest river, about 6,380 kilometers long, rises and flows on from west to east through provinces, cities and autonomous regions of Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and Shanghai, finally emptying into the East China Sea from Shanghai. The Yangtze River is the largest river in China, and the third longest in the world, next only to the Nile in northeast Africa and the Amazon in South America. It is also a cradle of ancient Chinese civilization.
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| Wuxia Gorge |
The north boundary of the system of Yangtze River is lined with Qinling - Funiu - Tongbai - Dabie Mountains together with the Yellow and the Huaihe rivers, while the south boundary is lined with Nanling - Dagengling - Wuyi - Tianmu Mountains together with the Pearl River and the Min River system. Running through 11 provinces, cities and autonomous regions, and spanning 31 longitudes and 11 latitudes, the Yangtze River covers a drainage area of over 1.8 million square meters, which equals to one fifth of the nation's general acreage. In terms of area, plateaus accounts for 65% of the valley, hills 22%, plains 11% and rivers and lakes 2%.
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| Xiling Gorge |
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