Yangtze River

1. River in China , flowing from the highlands of Tibet in western China generally eastward through central China and emptying into the Pacific Ocean at Shanghai .

Notes

At about four thousand miles, it is the longest river of China and of Asia .

Also called the Chang.

A major east-west trade and transportation route in China.

Example Sentences

This part of the channel of the Yangtze River is most irregular and changeable.

From Project Gutenberg

The Yangtze River is no exception to this rule, therefore to regulate the Yangtze, we must begin by dealing with its estuaries.

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