WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Yangtze River:The largest in China and third longest in the world, the Yangtze River rises in Geladandong, the main peak of the Tanggula Mountain Range. It flows 6, 300 km eastward traversing 10 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities before emptying into the East China Sea.

Detailed explanation-2: -Broadly speaking, the relief of China is high in the west and low in the east; consequently, the direction of flow of the major rivers is generally eastward.

Detailed explanation-3: -The rivers in China have a total length of 420, 000 kilometers. 1, 500 have a catchment area exceeding 1, 000 square kilometers. The majority of rivers flow west to east into the Pacific Ocean.

Detailed explanation-4: -The three-rivers headwater region (THRHR) of Qinghai province is the source of the Yangtze River, Yellow River, and Lancang River. The THRHR is an important supply of fresh water resources in China.

Detailed explanation-5: -Location of the Yangtze river The Yangtze River rises in the mountains of Qinghai province of China, on the Tibetan plateau, and flows 6, 300km to reach the East China Sea at Shanghai.