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Chang Jiang or the "Long River" refers to the final 2,884 km (1,792 mi) of the Yangtze from Yibin through southeastern Sichuan, Chongqing, western Hubei, northern Hunan, eastern Hubei, northern Jiangxi, Anhui and Jiangsu to the river's mouth in Shanghai. Chang Jiang is generally substituted by "Yangtze" in English usage.
Yangtze River (Chang Jiang 长江; upper reach known as Jinsha Jiang 金沙江 and Tongtian River 通天河) (For detailed list see List of tributaries of the Yangtze.) Huangpu River (黃浦江) Suzhou Creek or Wusong River (苏州河, 吴淞江) Xitiao River (西苕溪) Daxi Creek; Grand Canal (大运河) Qinhuai River. Gaoyou Lake (高邮湖)
The Yangtze Plain starts east of Yichang (Hubei province), China. The Middle Yangtze Plain is made up of parts of the north-eastern and south-eastern Hunan , Hubei, and north-central Jiangxi provinces, and includes the Dongting , Poyang , and Hong lakes.
The name Blue River began to be applied in the 18th century, [22] apparently owing to a former name of the Dam Chu [28] or Min [30] and to analogy with the Yellow River, [31] [32] but it was frequently explained in early English references as a 'translation' of Jiang, [33] [34] Jiangkou, [24] or Yangzijiang. [35]
Changjiang or Chang Jiang is the Chinese name for the Yangtze River. Changjiang may also refer to: Places
During the 1998 Yangtze River floods the dam effectively held back the Qing River (Qing Jiang) flow. [1] There is also the Dongping Dam on the Zhongjiang River (忠建河), the main right tributary of the Qing River. [citation needed] The G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway crossing the Qing River (Qing Jiang) near Enshi City over the Qingjiang ...
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During the Qianlong era (1735-1796) of the Qing dynasty, Shanghai began developing rapidly and became the largest port in the Far East. From late 19th century to early 20th century, Shanghai was the biggest commercial centre in the Far East. The Yangtze Delta became the first industrialized area in China. [7]