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	China Supreme Harmony Travel Service-Yangtze River Cruise
		Yangtze River rises in the Kunlun Mountains in the southwestern section of Qinghai Province in China, and flows generally south through Sichuan Province into Yunnan Province, where, in the vicinity of Huize, it bends sharply to the northeast.
		Jiangsu Province, largely a deltaic plain consisting of silt deposited by the Yangtze (more than 170 million cu m/6 billion cu ft annually), is one of the chief rice-growing areas of China.
		Although the entire river is known as the Yangtze River to foreigners, the Chinese apply that designation only to the last 480 or 645 km (300 or 400 mi) of its course, the portion traversing the region identified with the Yang kingdom (flourished about 10th century BC).
	www.china-cruise.com /Yangtze.htm (517 words)

	Plains
		The Northeast Plain consists of three sections: the Songnen Plain in the Liohe valley, and the Sanjiang (Three-River) Plain at the confluence of the Songhua, Wusuli and Heilong rivers.
		The Middle —Lower Changjiang (Yangtze River) Plain—located in the sub-tropics with hot summers, plentiful rainfall and fertile soil—consists of a series of plains of vary in width on both sides of the Yangtze River, in the section from the Three Gorges in the west to the coast in the east.
		It is bounded by the Huang-Huai Plain in the north and the Jiangnan Hills in the south, and sprawls over the provinces of Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang and the municipality of Shanghai.
	www.china.org.cn /english/travel/40485.htm (1098 words)

	TOURISM.com.cn - Hills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Northeast Plain consists of three sections: the Songnen Plain in the Liohe valley, and the Sanjiang (Three-River) Plain at the confluence of the Songhua, Wusuli and Heilong rivers.
		The Middle —Lower Changjiang (Yangtze River) Plain—located in the sub-tropics with hot summers, plentiful rainfall and fertile soil—consists of a series of plains of vary in width on both sides of the Yangtze River, in the section from the Three Gorges in the west to the coast in the east.
		It is bounded by the Huang-Huai Plain in the north and the Jiangnan Hills in the south, and sprawls over the provinces of Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang and the municipality of Shanghai.
	www.tourism.com.cn /hills.html (1585 words)

	NORTH CHINA PLAIN FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The plain is bordered on the north by the Yen_Mountains, on the west by the Taihang_Mountains.
		Beijing, the national capital, is located on the northeast edge of the plain, with Tianjin, an important industrial city and commercial port, near the northeast coast.
		Although the soil of the North China Plain is fertile, the weather in unpredictable being at the intersection of humid winds from the Pacific and dry winds from the interior.
	www.witwib.com /North_China_Plain (440 words)

	Exploring Chinese History :: Geographical Database (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Chongqing is situated on a rocky peninsula at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers.
		The Dongbei Pingyuan (Northeast China Plain) occupies the southern portion of the province and is crossed by the fertile valley of the Songhua River.
		It is bordered on the south by inlets of the Huang Hai (Yellow Sea) and on the southeast by the Yalu River (its border with North Korea).
	www.ibiblio.org /chinesehistory/geo.html (17390 words)

	Beijing Travel Guide, Yangtze River Cruise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Yangtze River (Changjiang), over 6,300 kilometers long, is the largest and longest river in China, and the third-longest in the world, next only to the Nile in northeast Africa and the Amazon in South America.
		The source of the Yangtze River lies to the west of Geladandong Mountain, the principal peak of the Tanggula Mountain chain in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, southwest of China.
		The most impressive section of the river is the three Yangtze River gorges: Qutang Gorge, Wuxia Gorge and Xiling Gorge, collectively known as Sanxia, or the Three Gorges.
	www.chinatravelguide.com.cn (408 words)

	China - Strategic Geography of the Land (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Surrounded by the "Land Within the Passes" to the northwest, the Shandong Peninsula to the east, Sichuan Plain to the southwest and Fujian to the southeast, this central area was the crossroads of competing kingdoms.
		The ancient kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms Period is based in the Yangtze Plains and relied heavily on the strength of its navy.
		Control of this pass was critical in the defence of the central plains against western armies as is the reverse, by the defence of the "Land Within the Passes" against armies of the central plains.
	www.angelfire.com /dragon3/chinesesiegewarfare/siegewarfare-strategicgeography.html (2005 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The tributaries of the Yangtze River extend to eighteen provinces (or autonomous regions or municipalities), with a total catchment area of 1.
		After a major flood swept the broad plain region in the middle and lower reaches, the ecosystems and the natural environment would be severely disturbed, which can hardly be recovered in a short period.
		At present, water quality in the Yangtze River mainstream at its lower reaches and the estuary is generally kept in a fairly good condition, while the near bank pollution in the reaches and in many tributaries has been quite serious.
	www.yangtzecruises.com /resources/environmental4.html (3300 words)

	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.
		The Yangtze flows into the East China Sea and was navigable by ocean-going vessels up to a thousand miles from its mouth even before the Three Gorges Dam was built.
	www.bookrags.com /Yangtze_River (2046 words)

	Chapter 1
		As a distributing center for the rich Yangtze Delta region of some 750,000 square miles of good cultivated agricultural land, the city occupies two shores of the Huangpu River, the lower course of which is wide and deep, and admits ships of over 10,000 d.w.t.(Yan, 1984, p.94).
		The Yangtze Plain has climate conditions which are favorable for agriculture during most of the year so that the growing season lasts for about 300 days.
		The Yangtze Delta region is a compound alluvial plain, the accumulation of sediment soil laid down by rivers during long ages.
	www.mcgill.ca /mchg/student/lilong/chapter1 (3499 words)

	Holocene deltas of the Yangtse River in China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Delta plain subsidence has progressed from north to south since early Quaternary time, and this has induced a southward shift of the Yangtze river channel from the early Pleistocene to the present.
		Thus, fluvial Quaternary deposits in the southern plain were not derived from the Yangtze river but from proximal highlands west of the southern delta plain.
		Hence, accurate measurements of land subsidence are needed throughout the plain, and particularly the lower reaches of the Yangtze river.
	www.nmnh.si.edu /paleo/deltas/modern_china.htm (292 words)

	Hydrogeological Aspects of the Cheng Menshan Copper Mine, PR of China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In the area of the Ruichang/Yangtze plain the limestone sequence is covered by Quaternary lake and river sediments of clay, silt, sand, and gravel.
		Due to the very low groundwater gradients and the considerable recharge in the study area, the lateral boundaries were considered to be noflow boundaries or prefixed head boundaries in different simulations with the numerical model.
		Groundwater flow across the fault which separates the sandstone hills in the south from the Ruichang plain is less than that in Units 3 and 4, but cannot be neglected.
	www.bgr.de /b1hydro/fachbeitraege/e199301/e_china.htm (1333 words)

	Yangtze River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang is the longest river in Asia and the Fourth longest in the world after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America and the Mississippi in North America.
		The name Yangtze River, as well as various similar names such as Yangtse River, Yangtze Kiang etc., is derived from Yangzi Jiang, the Chinese name for, beginning in the Sui dynasty, the river in its lower reaches (specifically, the stretch of the river between Yángzhōu 揚州 and Zhènjiāng 鎮江).
		The Yangtze river is important to the cultural origins of southern China.
	www.chinaonline.cn.com /china_travel/essentials/yangtze-river.html (1462 words)

	China introduction: land & mineral resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The fertile fl soil of the Northeast Plain is ideal for growing wheat, corn, sorghum, soybeans, flax and sugar beets.
		The deep, brown topsoil of the North China Plain is planted with wheat, corn, millet, sorghum and cotton.
		The Middle-Lower Yangtze Plain's many lakes and rivers make it particularly suitable for paddy rice and freshwater fish, hence its designation of "land of fish and rice".
	www.toptrip.cc /about/cn_resource.htm (555 words)

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		Officials are relieved that dikes protecting major cities along the Yangtze River were able to hold back the flood crests, but protection of the urban centers came at a high cost to rural residents and agricultural production.
		However, flood waters in the Yangtze are not expected to completely recede until the end of October.
		Excessive rainfall and flooding in the Yangtze River Valley reportedly reduced yields in the provinces of Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, and Anhui.
	www.fas.usda.gov /WAP/circular/1998/98-09/wap2.htm (6102 words)

	Flood disaster spreads in China
		As water levels continue to rise, China's major cities in the central Yangtze region and the country's northeast are threatened with inundation and serious flood damage in the next few days.
		As the tributaries which form the Yangtze River emerge from the mountainous regions into the middle Yangtze plain, a complex system of lakes and wetlands serves as a natural catchment area--one of the main natural defences against flooding.
		The huge loss in water storage area in the Yangtze region is clearly a major factor in the present flooding--the water literally has nowhere to go, other than to break its banks.
	www.wsws.org /news/1998/aug1998/chin-a21.shtml (939 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		This region embraces the Yangtze Valley and the topographically diverse regions to the S. The Yangtze Valley consists of a series of basins with fertile alluvial soils.
		An extensive region of subtropical vegetation extends N to the Yangtze Valley and W to the Tibetan Plateau.
		To the N of the Yangtze Valley a broadleaf deciduous forest, similar to that of the eastern U.S., originally prevailed.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/nations/china.html (6553 words)

	Yangtze Cruises, Yangtse River, Yangtze River Cruise, book Yangtze Cruise at China Tour Hub
		Emanating from the wild windswept snowfields of its source on Qinghai-TibetPlateau, the mighty Yangtze winds its way through 11 provinces and municipalities before emptying into the East Sea.
		The landscape in the river's lower course is typified by a flat delta plain, crisscrossed by canals and waterways.
		Because of a port named Yangzin ancient times, this stretch has given rise to another name "Yangtze" with which missionaries and colonialists adopted and as a result, became established in Europe as the name of the whole river.
	www.chinatourhub.com /yangtze-cruises (355 words)

	About China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The chief wheat-growing areas are the North China Plain and the valleys of the Wei and Fen rivers in the loess region.
		The principal tea plantations are on the hillsides of the middle Yangtze River valley and in the southeastern provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang.
		Ramie, a native Chinese herb similar to hemp, is grown chiefly in the Yangtze River valley; flax is a northern crop.
	www.accec.org /english/aboutchina/about.htm (9658 words)

	Asia Times
		BEIJING - The flood crests surging down the mighty Yangtze River and threatening to wreak havoc in China's heartland present a political test for Premier Zhu Rongji and his supporters, who have been trying to take the greener path to ease the toll of perennial summer floods.
		He decreed a logging ban on the upper reaches of the Yangtze to curb soil erosion, and ordered 2.5 million peasants to move from their homes in the river's Jiangnan flood plain in order to restore the lakes to their size of 50 years ago.
		China is also engaging in another mega-engineering project to construct a series of canals to channel the water of the Yangtze nearly 1,000km to supply drought-stricken Beijing and industrial Tianjin with vital water.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/China/DH31Ad01.html (825 words)

	:: XINHUANET ::
		It is also known as the "thoroughfare of nine provinces": with the Yangtze River flowing from west to east and the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway running from north to south, Hubei is located right in the middle of the country's main water and land transport artery.
		The northeastern Hubei hilly area on the Hubei-Henan-Anhui border consists mainly of the Tongbai and Dabei ranges and is the watershed of the Huaihe and Yangtze rivers.
		Hubei has more than 1,000 rivers, with the Yangtze River serving as the backbone into which its tributaries flow from two directions to form the single Yangtze River System.
	news.xinhuanet.com /english/2003-04/02/content_815401.htm (305 words)

	China today―Foreigners Exchanges
		To its east is the Yangtze River Delta, and to its north the Jianghuai Plain.
		The Yangtze River leaves behind it two rivers in the city: one is the Outer Qinhuai River, and surrounds the southeastern and southwestern corners of the city, constituting a natural moat before flowing northward to rejoin the Yangtze.
		Jiangxin Islet is in the middle of the Yangtze River in the northern part of the city proper.
	www.chinatoday.com.cn /English/y-6/nanjing-2.htm (1406 words)

	China Hotels Directory - China Tourism and Travel guide, hotel & Hotel Reservation
		It is situated in the middle reach of the Yangtze River which an area of 180 thousand square km.
		Its hilly land occupies 70% of the total area and the plain is less than 30%, the main part of which is Jianghan plain.
		The Yangtze River flows through the whole province from west to east, while the Hanjiang flows from northwest to southeast through Wuhan City into the Yangtze River.
	www.tour33.com /china_province/hubei.htm (262 words)

	China Admits Ecological Sins Played Role in Flood Disaster
		He also said that large areas of lakes and wetlands in the Yangtze flood plain, which have been drained to make farmland, would be restored to their natural condition.
		Hubei Province -- on the middle reaches of the Yangtze, where this year's damage is worst -- was once known as the province of 1,000 lakes, many of them linked to the Yangtze system, said Zhou Kuiyi, vice director of the government's Research Center on Flood Disasters.
		Decades ago, a large basin near the Yangtze in Hubei was designated as the major emergency water diversion area: when floods grew too high, dikes there would be intentionally breached, relieving pressures elsewhere.
	www.msu.edu /user/makinm/china-floods.html (1130 words)

	China Travel Service - China Travel Guide
		With Yangtze River and Huaihe River running through the province from west to east, Anhui is divided into three regions, including Huaibei (North of Huaihe), Jianghuai (Between Yangtze and Huaihe), and Jiangnan (South of Yangtze).
		The middle area between the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River is a chain of undulating hills.
		The lands by the two sides of the Yangtze River and around the Chaohu Lake are low and flat, belonging to the well-known Middle-Lower Yangtze River Plain.
	www.landingchina.com /city_guide/Anhui_Province.htm (1278 words)

	Questions and Answers on Environmental Issues for the Three Gorges Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		As the lower lakes of the region are connected with the Yangtze and the Hanjiang River, floodwater often flowed back into the region to form a vast flooding area during high flow season.
		The Yangtze supplement its water to the confined water in the adjacent areas during flood period when the Yangtze water level is higher than the confined water level, but accepts water from the confined water layer during dry period when the Yangtze water is lower.
		However, because this area is far from the Yangtze, the groundwater level is not affected by the Yangtze, and the drainage condition will neither be modified due to the operation of the TGP reservoir.
	www.ywrp.gov.cn /english/sxquestion/10.htm (2076 words)

	The Yangtze delta (from Yangtze River) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The Yangtze delta, which begins beyond Chen-chiang, consists of a large number of branches, tributaries, lakes, ancient riverbeds, and marshes that are connected with the main channel.
		The Middle Yangtze Plain comprises parts of northeastern Hunan, southeastern Hupeh, and north-central Kiangsi provinces, including Tung-t'ing, P'o-yang, and Hung lakes.
		low-lying plain that is composed of stream-borne sediments deposited by a river at its mouth.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=48042 (883 words)

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		Of all the lakes, Lake Tai to the south of the Yangtze River is the largest in area, occupying 2,425 square kilometers.
		Apart from the newly reclaimed cotton-producing area along the coast, cotton is mainly cultivated on the plains along the river and coast and in the Xuhuai area.
		It is one of the ancient famous temples in the south of the Yangtze River.
	www.seu.edu.cn /EC/english/j1.txt (5649 words)

	Environmental Background (4) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Yangtze's upper basin is rich in forest resources, and has been an important shelter for conservation of the Yangtze River water resources.
		The plain and lake region in the middle and lower basins covers an area of 126,000 km', having more than 6 Mha of farmland and a population of 75 million.
		Thus, in the case of a 100-year flood, similar to that in 1870, both the northern and the southern dikes would possibly be burst.
	www.asiahotel.com /rsc/tgp/chp4.html (3178 words)

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