China recently completed an 11.18-km-long high-speed underwater tunnel beneath the Yangtze River, enabling bullet trains to run at speeds of up to 350 kmph.
About Yangtze River:
The Yangtze River, known in China as the Chang Jiang or Yangzi, is the longest riverin both China and Asia and the third-longest river in the world after the Nile River and the Amazon River.
It is also considered the longest river to exclusively flow within the borders of a single nation.
Course:
It begins in the mountains of Tibet.
The Yangtze empties into the East China Sea near Shanghai in east-central China.
It has eight principal tributaries. On its left bank, from source to mouth, these are the Yalung, Min, Jialing, and Han rivers; those on the right bank include the Wu, Yuan, Xiang, and Gan rivers.
The Yangtze has been an important traffic route since the 1200s. The river connects inland and coastal ports with major cities, including Nanjing, Wuhan, and Chongqing.
Its basin is China’s great granary.Nearly half of China’s crops are grown in this area.
The Yangtze basin provides about half of all the fish eaten in China.
Industries and farming there contribute as much as 40% of China's whole economy.
The region is also responsible for the housing of 400 million people, about one-third of the country’s population.
Many of China's largest cities, including Shanghai, Wuhan, and Chongqing, are situated along the river.
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