Read about the Yangtze River below, then click on the main image to begin a slideshow about the region. Origin: Starting in the Kunlun Mountains of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China's Yangtze River ...

Map of the Yangtze River Delta, within which the Tai Lake Basin is characterised by low-lying lands. Source: Nolf et al., Delta Management in Evolution: A Comparative Review of the Yangtze River ...

The Oriental Star, a cruise ship carrying 456 people, capsized on the Yangtze River on the night of June 1 in high winds and heavy rain. About four and a half hours before the accident, a local ...

Plunging water levels of the Yangtze River have revealed a submerged island in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing and a trio of Buddhist statues on it that are believed to be 600 years old ...