Yangtze River

[ (yang-tsee, yang-see) ]

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.

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notes for Yangtze River

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

notes for Yangtze River

Also called the Chang.

notes for Yangtze River

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