Yangtze basin

Yangtze River (长江)
Dusk on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River (Three Gorges)
Country	China
Tributaries
- left	Yalong, Min, Tuo, Jialing, Han
- right	Wu, Yuan, Zi, Xiang, Gan, Huangpu
Cities	Yibin, Luzhou, Chongqing, Wanzhou, Yichang, Jingzhou, Yueyang, Wuhan, Jiujiang, Anqing, Tongling, Wuhu, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Nantong, Shanghai
Source	Geladaindong Peak
- location	Tanggula Mountains, Qinghai
- elevation	5,042 m (16,542 ft)
- coordinates	33°25′44″N 91°10′57″E / 33.42889°N 91.18250°E / 33.42889; 91.18250
Mouth	East China Sea
- location	Shanghai, and Jiangsu
- coordinates	31°23′37″N 121°58′59″E / 31.39361°N 121.98306°E / 31.39361; 121.98306Coordinates: 31°23′37″N 121°58′59″E / 31.39361°N 121.98306°E / 31.39361; 121.98306
Length	6,300 km (3,915 mi)
Basin	1,808,500 km2 (698,266 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	30,166 m3/s (1,065,302 cu ft/s)
- max	110,000 m3/s (3,884,613 cu ft/s)
- min	2,000 m3/s (70,629 cu ft/s)
The course of the Yangtze River through China

Chang Jiang
"Yangtze River (Cháng jiāng)" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	长江
Traditional Chinese	長江
Literal meaning	"The Long River"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Cháng Jiāng Gwoyeu Romatzyh Charng Jiang Wade–Giles Ch'ang2 Chiang1 IPA [ʈʂʰǎŋ tɕjáŋ] Wu Romanization Zan入 Kaon平 Xiang IPA dɒŋ13kiɒŋ44 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Chèuhng Gōng Jyutping Coeng4 Gong1 Southern Min Tâi-lô Tiông Kang Middle Chinese Middle Chinese ɖjang kæwng Old Chinese Baxter-Sagart *Cə-[N]-traŋ kˤroŋ
Yangtze River
Simplified Chinese	扬子江
Traditional Chinese	揚子江
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin  Yángzǐ Jiāng Wade–Giles Yang-tzu Chiang IPA [jɑ̌ŋtsɨ̀ tɕjɑ́ŋ] Wu Romanization Yang入 Tse平 Kaon平 Xiang IPA jɒŋ13tsɯ31kiɒŋ44 Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Joeng4-zi2 Gong1
Tibetan name
Tibetan	འབྲི་ཆུ་
Transcriptions Wylie 'Bri Chu THDL Dri Chu

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yángzǐ Jiāng
Wade–Giles	Yang-tzu Chiang
IPA	[jɑ̌ŋtsɨ̀ tɕjɑ́ŋ]
Wu
Romanization	Yang入 Tse平 Kaon平
Xiang
IPA	jɒŋ13tsɯ31kiɒŋ44
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Joeng4-zi2 Gong1

The Yangtze River (English pronunciation: /ˈjæŋtsi/ or /ˈjɑːŋtsi/), known in China as the Cháng Jiāng ( listen; literally: "Long River") or the Yángzǐ Jiāng ( listen), is the longest river in Asia and the third-longest in the world. The river is the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It drains one-fifth of the land area of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and its river basin is home to one-third of the country's population. The Yangtze is the sixth-largest river by discharge volume in the world.