A third of all the inhabitants of China (which means more than 400 million people) live in the area covered by the Yangtze’s river basin. The Yangtze basin provides about half of all the fish eaten in ...

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 ...

When reviewing the photos, he saw something he hadn’t noticed before: A mountain shaped like a dog’s head rested on the ground next to the Yangtze River, its snout perched at the water’s edge.

Native to China’s Yangtze River, the Chinese paddlefish was thought by many to be the world’s largest freshwater fish, with reports of individuals reaching a mind-boggling 23 feet in length ...

The machine is used in the construction of the Haitai Yangtze River Tunnel in East China's Jiangsu province. The tunnel is a ...

When reviewing the photos, he saw something he hadn’t noticed before: A mountain shaped like a dog’s head rested on the ground next to the Yangtze River, its snout perched at the water’s edge.

The Yangtze river’s finless porpoise is one of the very few porpoises (relatives of dolphins and whales) that live in fresh water. Its small size and cute 'smile' make it much loved in China and ...

The first "Competing for the Future" Yangtze River Delta Youth Basketball League was announced at a news conference in Shanghai on Thursday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A new chapter in ...

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 ...