Yangtze River

 

Generating about 20% of China's GDP, Yangtze is the longest River in Asia and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. 

Yangtze or Yangzi has a varied ecosystem of Fauna some of which are peculiar to this environment. Although pollution is disturbing the residing beauties of Yangtze, the Chinese government is going lengths to conserve nature and also project its uniqueness to the world. 

It shouldn't surprise that for such a long river, one third of the Chinese people live around it.

In pre-modern times, the Yangtze have been given different names in the various provinces it passes through and during changing dynasties because the whole extent of the River was unknown. One of such names is Jiang which literally translates to "long River."

The source of Yangtze lies in the Eastern part of the Tibetan plateau. The River ends in the Pacific ocean through the East China sea at Shanghai.

One of its features is the eye catching Yangtze gorges but dangerous for ships. It has over 700 tributaries one of which is the Han River joining Yangtze at Wuhan 😁.

Yangtze generally connects Inland China to the Pacific ocean. This highlights its importance in transport. Tourism also flourish along the River banks. The three Gorges Dam is the largest hydroelectric power station in the world.

Yangtze with its prehistoric history was a major site of war and despite its peculiarities, Yangtze flooding has always been disastrous. 

Nature do have its benefits and side effects but we'll do well in choosing which overrides the other, by our actions towards conservative measures.