Nearly 4,000 miles long, the Yangtze has watered civilizations for millennia—and laid waste to them too. The eighth-century poet Li Bai wrote that navigating the river was "even harder than ...

Here’s how big the Yangtze is. A third of all the inhabitants of China (which means more than 400 million people) live in the area covered by the Yangtze’s river basin. The Yangtze basin provides ...

[Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING -- China's top political advisor Wang Huning on Wednesday urged solid efforts to strengthen democratic oversight over the eco-environmental conservation of the Yangtze River.

Key stops: 02 Looking for just a taste of the Yangtze River? This is the cruise for you ... city of Yichang where you can the ancient village of Xiling Gorge and the picturesque Sanyou Cave.