Yangtze
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Summary
Yangtze is a river[1]. Yangtze ranks in the top 0.073% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,762 views/month, #10 of 13,643).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Qinghai[3], Tibet Autonomous Region[4], Yunnan[5], Sichuan[6], Chongqing[7], Hubei[8], Hunan[9], Jiangxi[10], Anhui[11], Jiangsu[12], Shanghai[13]
- Country: People's Republic of China[14]
- Main regulatory text: The Yangtze River Protection Law of the People's Republic of China[15]
- Basin country: People's Republic of China[16]
- Commons category: Yangtze River[17]
- Mouth of the watercourse: East China Sea[18]
- Said to be the same as: Tongtian River[19]
- Lake on watercourse: Dongting Lake[20], Poyang Lake[21]
- Has part(s): Jinsha River[22]
- Coordinate location: 33.42888888888889, 91.1825[23], 31.393611111111, 121.98305555556[24], 32.60388888888889, 94.51222222222222[25]
- Origin of the watercourse: Tibetan Plateau[26], Yangtze River source[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yangtze River[28]
- Commons gallery: 长江[29]
- Tributary: Heng River[30], Yalong River[31], Min River[32], Tuo River[33], Chishui River[34], Jialing River[35], Wu River[36], Yuan River[37], Han River[38], Zi River[39], Xiang River[40], Gan River[41], Huai River[42], Qinhuai River[43]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Chang Jiang Basin[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Yangtze include Liangjiang New Area[45], a state-level new area of the People's Republic of China[46], in People's Republic of China[47], founded in 2010[48]; Changjiang Scholars Program[49], an award[50], in People's Republic of China[51], founded in 1998[52]; Jianghuai[53], a region[54], in People's Republic of China[55]; and jinshajiangite[56], a mineral species[57].
Why It Matters
Yangtze has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Yangtze is known by 105 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for Yangtze include Liangjiang New Area[45], a state-level new area of the People's Republic of China[46], in People's Republic of China[47], founded in 2010[48]; Changjiang Scholars Program[49], an award[50], in People's Republic of China[51], founded in 1998[52]; Jianghuai[53], a region[54], in People's Republic of China[55]; and jinshajiangite[56], a mineral species[57].