Water knowledge ｜ The Yangtze River is the best. How many do you know？

The Yangtze River originates from the "roof of the world"-the southwest side of Geladan Winter Peak in Tanggula Mountains of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The main stream flows through 11 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government of Qinghai, Xizang, Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and Shanghai, and flows into the East China Sea east of Chongming Island, making it the largest river in China.

With a total length of about 6,300 kilometers, the Yangtze River is the longest river in China, and ranks third in the world after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America.

The Yangtze River has a total basin area of 1.8 million square kilometers, accounting for about 20% of the total land area of China, and is the largest river in China.

The middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are the most concentrated areas of freshwater lakes in China, including Poyang Lake, Dongting Lake, Great Lake and Chaohu Lake, and the basin areas of Jialing River, Hanjiang River, Minjiang River and Yalong River, the four major tributaries of the Yangtze River, are all over 100,000 square kilometers.

There are more than 3,600 navigable rivers in the Yangtze River system, with a total navigation mileage of more than 57,000 kilometers, accounting for 52.6% of the total inland navigation mileage in China, which is the highest in China.

The longest province where the main stream of the Yangtze River flows is Hubei Province. The total length of the Hubei section of the Yangtze River is about 1061 kilometers, and the Jingjiang section of Hubei Province alone is about 400 kilometers long, while the length of the Yangtze River flowing through Sichuan Province is also 1040 kilometers. People commonly call it "Chuanjiang".

Chongming Island, located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, is the largest alluvial island in China.

The Three Gorges Water Control Project in Yichang is the largest water control project in China and even in the world, and the Three Gorges Hydropower Station is also the largest hydropower station in the world.

The Yangtze River Delta is the largest delta in China.

Nanjing Port is the largest inland river port along the Yangtze River.

Original title: "Water Knowledge | The Yangtze River is the best. How many do you know? 》

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