Meaning of Yangzi Jiang | Babel Free

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Synonym of Yangtze: a major river in China, the third-longest river in the world.

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“The most important inland water transport⟳ takes place⟳ along three great rivers, the Xi-jiang (West River) by Guangzhou (Canton); the Yangzi Jiang, which links Shanghai, Wuhan and Chongqing (Chungking); and the Songhua Jiang (Sungari) which passes through Ha’erbin (Harbin) in the north-east.”

“The family of Ke had their roots in southern China. They came from the state of Wu, which was a large territory roughly south of the Yangzi Jiang, in present-day Wuxi county, Jiangsu province.”

“The second of China’s best-known rivers, the Yangzi Jiang (also known as the Chang Jiang), is fed by a number⟳ of tributaries that rise⟳ from that central massif that lies to the west. Crossing the Sichuan basin, the Yangzi strides across succeeding provinces in an easterly direction, finally reaching the sea close⟳ to Shanghai.”

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