The Yangtze River originated in the southwest of the winter peak of Gradan Mountain in Tanggula, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and is the "roof of the world". Tuotuo is the source of the Yangtze River. The trunk line flows through Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and Shanghai, with a total length of 1 1 province, east of Chongming Island, and flows into the East China Sea, making it the third largest river in the world with a total length of 6,387 kilometers.
Yangtze river tributary basin
The Yangtze River has 49 tributaries, covering an area of more than 1000 square kilometers, including Minjiang River, Chishui River, Tuojiang River, Jialing River, Wujiang River, Hanjiang River, Yalong River, Xiangjiang River, Yuanjiang River, Ganjiang River and Qingjiang River. The tributaries with a total length of more than 1000 km include Hanjiang River, Jialing River, Yalong River, Yuanjiang River and Wujiang River. The eight tributaries of Yalong River, Minjiang River, Jialing River, Wujiang River, Hanjiang River, Yuanjiang River, Xiangjiang River and Ganjiang River are the eight tributaries of the Yangtze River.