Along the Yangtze River Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world
About Along the Yangtze River
The Yangtze has been an important transportation route with major cities along its banks for several thousand years. The Chinese civilization first developed along theYellow River basin, before expanding southward to the Yangtze river basin during the Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC – 256 BC). As a major transportation artery in China's rice bowl, the Yangtze has been important through most of Chinese history. The Western name "Yangtze" comes from the stretch of the river fromYangzhoutoZhenjiang, called theYangzi(扬子) in Chinese. This was the name first heard by Western missionaries and traders, particularly by the British, and it has stuck. It is named in honor of the former emperor Yang. Most Chinese will not understand what you mean; use the proper Mandarin title ofChang Jiang(long river) instead
Along the Yangtze River Travel Guide Sections
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