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	Yangtze River Summary
		The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America.
		Traditionally, the upstream part of the Yangtze River refers to the section from Yibin to Yichang; the middle part refers to the section from Yichang to Hukou, where Boyang Lake meets the river; the downstream part is from Hukou to Shanghai.
		River cruises of several days duration especially through the beautiful and scenic Three Gorges area are becoming popular as the tourism industry grows in China.
	www.bookrags.com /Yangtze_River (2046 words)

	International Water Power and Dam Construction
		For the upstream Cuntan hydrometric station located on the main stem of the Yangtze river, the measured annual average sediment transport has witnessed significant reductions which is caused by the important reductions recorded by the Beipei hydrometric station on the Jialing river, a left bank tributary of the Yangtze.
		The measured annual water runoff and sediment transport in recent years is correspondingly 82.2% and 29.4% of that measured in the 1950s, 73.9% and 28.6% of that measured in the 1960s, 91.7% and 40.7% of that measured in 1970s and 72.4 and 31.1% of that measured in the 1980s.
		Compared with the period before 1990, the annual sediment transport decreases by 27.4% at Gaochang station on the Minjiang river, 69.3% at Beipei station on the Jialing river, 33.6% at Wulong station on the Wujiang river and 23.8% at Yichang station on the main stem of Yangtze.
	www.waterpowermagazine.com /storyprint.asp?sc=2033738 (2220 words)

	Yangtze River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America.
		The river originates in a glacier in the Dangla mountains on the eastern part of the Tibetan plateau.
		Traditionally, the upstream part of the Yangtze River refers to the section from Yibin to Yichang; the middle part refers to the section from Yichang to Hukou, where Boyang Lake meets the river; the downstream part is from Hukou to Shanghai.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yangtze_River (1663 words)

	Six-year-old girls swim 1,000-metre Jialing River
		Twin girl swimmers at the ripe old age of 6 in Wanzhou of Chongqing Municipality have tackled a trek across the Jialing River.
		Xiong Yaxian and Xiong Yazhou conquered the river at its Shimenjiang section - where it is about a kilometre wide, the Chongqing Evening News reports.
		They are believed to be the youngest swimmers in the city to have beaten the Jialing.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2005-03/29/content_429117.htm (86 words)

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		Chongqing is situated on a rocky peninsula at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers.
		Chongqing may be found on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River covering the area 105o 17'-110o 11' E longitude and 28o 10'-32o 13' N latitude.
		Situated at the confluence of Wujiang and Furong rivers nearby Jiangkou Town in Wulong County, Furongdong (Hibiscus Cave) is a large limestone cave, 2400 meters long and 50 meters wide, and its main hall has covered an area of l.l square meter.
	www.abacustour.com /chongqing.htm (1587 words)

	Beijing Tour \| China Beijing Tours - Beijing Impression.
		As the winding Jialing River meets the east surging river, the city is cut into three parts, the middle part facing the waters on three sides.
		The city people is located on the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River; it is overlaid with buildings climbing the hills and roads snaking their way among the hills.
		The city is proud of its splendid natural scenery with a representation of hills, rivers, forests, springs, waterfalls, gorges, and caves.
	www.beijingimpression.com /city/Chongqing.htm (732 words)

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		The river then crosses over into Sichuan province, and soon is at the city of Yibin, where it is joined by the Min river, once thought to th e be source stream of the Yangtze.
		The river continues past the Hunan port of Yueyang, the gateway to the 3900 sq km (2400 sq mile) Dongting lake of Hunan province, fed by the Yuan, Xiang, and Fuyi Rivers (Van Slyke 1988 21-22).
		The river, wide and flat now, is affected by the tides of the ocean as it resumes its' journey to the sea.
	omega.med.yale.edu /~nn39/Projects/yangtze/natural.html (1692 words)

	Chongqing Climate Stone carvings in Dazu County Chongqing Hotel
		This beautiful mountain city is located at the juncture of the Yangtze River and Jialing River in the southeast of China's Sichuan Basin, between 105o 17′-110o 1′east longitude and 28o 0′-32o 3′ north latitude.
		The Daning River is the largest Yangtze tributary, which rises in the southern side of the Daba Mountain and flows for 250km before emptying itself into the Yangtze at the western entrance to the Wuxia Gorge.
		The Lesser Three Gorges on the Daning River, a 50km-long affair covering the Longmenxia, Bawuxia and Dicuixia gorges in the lower reaches of the river, is billed as one of China's 40 best scenic resorts thanks to its gorgeous mountains, elegant peaks, turbulent rapids, limpid water, exotic rock imagery and serene scenery.
	www.chinatravelhub.com /REGIONS/141chongqing.htm (1195 words)

	Jialing River to Become 2nd Yellow River, Expert Warns
		At Chaotianmen (Gate facing the sky) Wharf in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, the limpid water of the Jialing River meets and distinguishes itself sharply from the turbid stream of the Yangtze River.
		Nevertheless, Su Zhixian, an ecological professor, warned recently that the silt content of the Jialing River now ranks first among all the branches of the Yangtze River, which seriously threatens the ecological safety of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area and the lives of riverside residents.
		As the second largest branch of the Yangtze River, the Jialing now annually produces 1.7 million tons of silt accounting for 30 percent of the total annual silt flux passing the Yichang Hydrology Station of the Yangtze River in Hubei Province.
	www.china.org.cn /english/2002/Jun/35483.htm (367 words)

	CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Its abbreviated name is derived from the old name of a part of the Jialing River that runs through Chongqing and feeds the Yangtze.
		The confluence of the Jialing River and Yangtze River, as seen from Chongqing.
		Located on the edge of the Yungui Plateau, Chongqing is intersected by the Jialing River and the upper reaches of the Yangtze.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Chongqing (2125 words)

	Discover Yangtze River - Attractions along the Yangtze River
		The "Mountain City" of Chongqing clings to steep cliffs at the confluence of the Yangtze and a major tributary, the Jialing River.
		Coursing over a distance of 6,380 kilometers, the mighty Yangtze is the longest river in China and the third longest in the world after the Amazon in South America and the Nile in Africa.
		The most impressive section of the river is the three Yangtze River gorges: the Qutang Gorge, Wuxia Gorge and Xiling Gorge, collectively known as the Sanxia, or Three Gorges.
	www.beijingservice.com /yangtzerivercruise/yangtzediscover.htm (921 words)

	Yangtze River - ArticleWorld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world.
		The river is used for commercial transport purposes.
		The river divided China into north and south parts and lots of battles happened in that area.
	www.articleworld.org /index.php/Yangtze_River (300 words)

	China Tours - China Travel - China Travel Tour - China Travel Guide - China Travel Service - China Custom Tours
		The jailing River crosses its way with the Yangtze at Chongqing, a river-girdled city hemmed in between mountains in the southeastern part of the Sichuan Basin.
		The Daning River is the largest Yangtze tributary, which rises in the southern side of the Daba Mountain and flows for 250km before emptying itself into the Yangtze at the western entrance to the Wuxia Gorge.
		The Lesser Three Gorges on the Daning River, a 50km-long affair covering the Longmenxia, Bawuxia and Dicuixia gorges in the lower reaches of the river, is billed as one of China's 40 best scenic resorts thanks to its gorgeous mountains, elegant peaks, turbulent rapids, limpid water, exotic rock imagery and serene scenery.
	www.chinacustomtours.com /city/chongqing.html (1266 words)

	Yangtze drought affects 1.5m people
		Sections of the Yangtze River in Chongqing are drying up because of drought in the region.
		A spokesman of Shapingba Waterworks, one of the largest drinking water suppliers in the city center, told Xinhua that only one of its 10 pipes used to pump water from the Yangtze was still below the water surface and in operation and that is only 10 cm below the water level.
		The local hydrological bureau said water levels in the Yangtze and Jialing rivers had declined sharply in recent weeks due to a lack of rainfall.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /cndy/2007-02/27/content_814411.htm (447 words)

	BBC News Online \| World \| Asia-Pacific \| China's murky waters
		By the time it reaches the Jialing, when the main river level is high, the Qingshuixi's outlet is a bubbling, putrid pool of defecation and chemicals.
		Come 2009, when construction is complete, this stretch of the river will be a huge reservoir, and the natural flushing action of this huge artery will slow.
		The government, anxious to avoid an environmental and financial disaster, has ordered that all boats should either stop discharging in the river or be able to treat their waste beforehand.
	news.bbc.co.uk /nolpda/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_4462000/4462574.stm (919 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Water level of Yangtze River rises in SW China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The water level of the Chongqing section of the Yangtze River rises after rains fell on the region and the upper reaches of the river in Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 6, 2006.
		According to local flood prevention department, a flood peak is expected to arrive the Chongqing section of the Yangtze River and also Jialing River, a key tributary of the Yangtze River, on Thursday.
		As the water level of the Chongqing section of the Yangtze River rises after rains fell on the region and the upper reaches of the river, workers adjust a float bridge for ship-boarding in Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 6, 2006.
	english.people.com.cn /200609/08/print20060908_300853.html (159 words)

	Vacation in Chongqing China with Asian Vacations, Inc.
		Location: situated at the upper reaches of the Yangtze River - at the confluence of Yangtze River and Jialing River and at the joint of central China and the southwest China, between 10517' - 110 1' east longitude and 280' - 323' north latitude.
		Chongqing is located at the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, 470km from east to west and 450km from north to south.
		Major rivers are the Yangtze River, Jialing River, Wujiang River, Fujiang River, Qijiang River and Daninghe River.
	www.vacationsinchina.com /Chongqing.html (2391 words)

	DEVELOPMENT GATEWAY_ Chongqing Urban Environment Project
		Chongqing City proper, located at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing River, is home to 2.5 million people, followed by Wanxian with 0.3 million and Fuling with 0.2 million.
		Its location at the confluence of the Yangtze and the Jialing Rivers has made it a commercial hub for shipping; it also has a diverse industrial base which includes coal, iron, petroleum refining, metallurgical, chemical and petrochemical operations.
		Health impacts due to the poor water quality in the Jialing and Wu, however, have been substantial: intestinal infectious diseases such as hepatitis A and dysentery have incidence rates some 50 percent higher than national average, and E.coli bacteria are rampant in some water sources, as high as 15,000 E.coli/l in some parts of Chongqing.
	www.chinagate.com.cn /english/2187.htm (2743 words)

	Chemical Spill in River Cleaned up
		The river is the sole water source in those areas.
		Zhou said it is common to see dead fish floating on the surface of the Tuojiang River every winter when pollution becomes serious and in early spring when water levels in the river drop.
		In the wake of the serious pollution of the Tuojiang River, the province has launched a thorough inspection along the river, and in another two rivers - the Minjiang River and Jialing River - that are also the tributaries to the Yangtze River.
	www.china.org.cn /english/environment/91835.htm (696 words)

	Chongqing Attractions - China City Guide - China Travel Information - China Tours
		Situated at the junction of the Yangtze and Jialing River in the northeast of Chongqing, the Chaotian Gate (chaotianmen) overlooks the two rivers and is surrounded by crags on three sides.
		Jialing River, 1,119 kilometers in length, with dozens of brooks and streams converging at different points, reaches the Yangtze on the left of the Gate.
		In summer or autumn each year, the green water from Jialing River mingles with the brownish yellow water in the Yangtze, producing an unusual picture.
	www.china-tour.cn /cityguides/chongqing_Attractions2.htm (787 words)

	Chongqing Travel Guide - China City Guide - China Travel Information - China Tours
		Chongqing is situated on a rocky peninsula at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers.
		Chongqing may be found on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River covering the area 105o 17'-110o 11' E longitude and 28o 10'-32o 13' N latitude.
		Surrounded by water on 3 sides, Chongqing is situated at the confluence of Yangtze River and Jialing River.
	www.china-tour.cn /cityguides/chongqing.htm (833 words)

	Jialing River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Jialing River (Simplified Chinese: 嘉陵江; Traditional Chinese: 嘉陵江; pinyin: jīalíngjiāng; Wade-Giles: chia-ling-chiang) is a tributary of the Yangtze River with its source in Gansu province.
		The Jialing River is 1119 km long, its headwaters are the Bailong River and Xihanshui.
		The Jialing River's most notable characteristic is its strong curve.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jialing_River (234 words)

	ChongQing Introduction
		These are basins fi1led with bubbling chili oil and huajiao--flower pepper that causes the mouth to tingle, into which are dipped all kinds of meats and vegetables.
		Once the river boatmen's campfire meal of leftovers from the day's market, hotpot(huo guo) is now the local favorite, sometimes because opium pods are placed in the brew.
		The city is plagued by the worst air pollution in China as industry and traffic jams spew toxins into the humid still air of this landlocked port.
	www.discoveryangtze.com /Yangtzediscovery/chongqing_introduction.htm (582 words)

	WaterWare River basin management information system
		The Central Yangtze refers to the section of the river basin from Yichang in Hubei province to Hukou in Jiangxi province.
		The Yangtze River begins in the in the Kunlun Mountains, Tibetan Plateau and is fed by snow and ice melt from the surrounding mountains, in the southwestern section of Qinghai Province in China, and flows generally south through Sichuan Province into Yunnan Province.
		In the vicinity of Huize the river bends sharply to the northeast.
	www.ess.co.at /WATERWARE/CHINA/basin.html (785 words)

	Six-year-old girls swim 1,000-metre Jialing River
		Twin girl swimmers at the ripe old age of 6 in Wanzhou of Chongqing Municipality have tackled a trek across the Jialing River.
		Xiong Yaxian and Xiong Yazhou conquered the river at its Shimenjiang section - where it is about a kilometre wide, the Chongqing Evening News reports.
		They are believed to be the youngest swimmers in the city to have beaten the Jialing.
	www2.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2005-03/29/content_429117.htm (86 words)

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