China Journal I
By Henry Petroski
A journey to the building site of the world's largest hydroelectric plant
This Article From Issue
May-June 2001
Volume 89, Number 3
Page 199
DOI: 10.1511/2001.22.199
The Yangtze is the third longest river in the world. Originating from 5,800-meter-high Mount Tanggula on the Tibet Plateau, the Yangtze follows a sinuous west-to-east route for more than 6,000 kilometers before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. The river has 3,600 tributaries and drains almost 2 million square kilometers, almost 19 percent of China's land area.
Bob Sacha/National Geographic Society
American Scientist Comments and Discussion
To discuss our articles or comment on them, please share them and tag American Scientist on social media platforms. Here are links to our profiles on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
If we re-share your post, we will moderate comments/discussion following our comments policy.