End point of River Yangtze (Chang Jiang)

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The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang is the longest river in Asia and China, and the third-longest in the world, after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America. The river is about 6,380 km long and flows from its source in Qinghai Province, eastwards into the East China Sea at Shanghai.

The Yangtze flows into the East China Sea. A dame named Three Gorges Dam was built on it. this dam spans the river, flood control and power generation project. This is the largest comprehensive irrigation project in the world, and has a significant impact on the China's agriculture
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Coordinates:   31°26'45"N   121°45'10"E
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