Yangtze / Chang Jiang The longest river of Asia

Yangtze / Chang Jiang  The longest river of Asia

Yangtze or Chang Jiang, river in China, the longest river of Asia and the third longest river in the world. The Yangtze flows a total distance of 6,300 km , from the glaciers on the Quenghai  Tibetan Plateau  in the west to the East China Sea in the east at Shanghai .

 , forming China’s principal navigable waterway and a natural boundary between what is traditionally considered northern and southern China.

The river is longest in world to flow entirely with in one country .

The three gorges dam on the Yangtze river is the largest hydroelectric power ( generating capacity 22500 MW) station in world  .

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