In the last 2000 years, the Yangtze River has flooded more than 1000 times. But it is the Hwang Ho or "Yellow River" that has been responsible for China's most catastrophic floods. Three thousand ...

This story appears in the March 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. There is excellent cell phone coverage at the bottom of the Yangtze River, although Huang Dejian is one of the few ...

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 about half of all the fish eaten in ...

The largest river in China and the third largest river in the world, the 6,300-kilometer-long Yangtze River plays an important role in China. The Yangtze River basin – with its fertile soil ...

The Yangtze river’s finless porpoise is one of the very few porpoises (relatives of dolphins and whales) that live in fresh water. Its small size and cute 'smile' make it much loved in China and ...

CHINA DAILY In Jiangxi province's Hukou county, the waters of the Yangtze River converge with the Poyang Lake. Here, a patrol team, led by Shu Yin'an, is witnessing firsthand the resurgence of the ...

WUHAN, HUBEI, September 16, 2024 (EZ Newswire) -- On the evening of September 14, Beijing time, the opening ceremony of the Yangtze River Cultural Arts Season took place in Wuhan, Hubei Province ...

The farm has expanded and adopted higher ecological standards to help revitalize the Yangtze River, which is just a few kilometers away. LI LONG/FOR CHINA DAILY Born in De'an, a county near Poyang ...

The institute aims to promote the creation and dissemination of cultural products and symbols that embody the values of Yangtze River culture. Huang Taiyan, a research fellow from Wuhan University ...

Archaeologists are terrified to open the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor ... used to simulate the hundred rivers, the Yangtze and Yellow River, and the great sea, and set to flow ...

Pien Huang is a reporter on the Science desk, covering public health and health disparities. She also guest hosts on NPR news programs, and narrates the Moments in History series on the NPR One app.