WWF-US / J.J. Huckin The Yangtze River flows for 6,300km ... 13 large cities, 140 towns and 326 villages were fully or partly submerged, and over 1 million people had to move. Now climate change is ...

Nearly 4,000 miles long, the Yangtze has watered civilizations for millennia—and laid waste to them too. The eighth-century poet Li Bai wrote that navigating the river was "even harder than ...

Key stops: 02 Looking for just a taste of the Yangtze River? This is the cruise for you ... city of Yichang where you can the ancient village of Xiling Gorge and the picturesque Sanyou Cave.

As the first town along the Yangtze River's entry into Hunan province, Dongshan township exemplifies how balancing nature and economic development can forge a sustainable, prosperous future for ...

[Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING -- China's top political advisor Wang Huning on Wednesday urged solid efforts to strengthen democratic oversight over the eco-environmental conservation of the Yangtze River.

The reservoir in central China, considered the largest dam in the world, allows water from the Yangtze River to flow to the ... Additionally, more than 1,300 villages, archeological sites and ...

SHANGHAI--Water levels at China’s giant Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river are inching closer to their maximum after torrential rains raised inflows to a record high, official data showed on ...