Facts about Yangtze River during Yangtze River History

Yangtze River History – Length

In Yangtze River history, in 2001, the experts of the world Chinese academy of sciences have confirmed that the length of Yangtze River is 6397 kilometers long. The professional team has used almost 40 satellite imagery of the main stream of Yangtze River, which the resolution is 30 meters.

The calculation method has been used for six times as positive and negative direction along the centre line of the Yangtze River watercourse. And then the result has been reduplicative calculated by computers and the geometry correction, the location of Yangtze River has been confirmd as East longitude 94°30′44″ and northern latitude 32°36′14. The elevation is more than 5170 meters. And all of which are calculated from the Dangqu headstream of Yangtze River.

The average quantity of flowing into the sea is more than 960 billion cubic meters. Yangtze River basin situates between Northern latitude 24°30′ and 35°45′, Eastern longitude 90°33′ and 112°25′. It is a large area of Yangtze River basin that feed and witnesses the development of Chinese history. In Yangtze River History, Yangtze River is one of the three largest ancient civilized birthplaces of the world.

Yangtze River History – Formation

In Yangtze River history, Yangtze River has been divided into three reaches. The upper reaches of Yangtze River originates from Yichang City, the middle reaches originates from Hukou, and the lower reaches originates from Hukou flowing into the East Chinese Sea. The Yangtze Cruise and even ten-thousand ships are allowed to pass through the Yangtze River now.

The upper reaches of Yangtze River cross the first step he second step, thus the rive flows rapidly and the height difference is very large. The middle reaches cross the second step and the third step, there are many branches of Yangtze River. The flood disaster is easy to happen in middle reaches when suffers the torrential rain. The lower reaches Yangtze River flows slowly, the water is very deep and the river surface is very wide.

Yangtze River History – Depth

It is different of the depth of Yangtze River, the details of the main stream of Yangtze River is enumerating as follows. Yibin City – Lanjiatuo is 1.8 meters deep; Lanjiatuo – Louxigou is 2.5 meters deep; Louxigou – Yangjiaotan is 2.7 meters deep; Yangjiaotan – Baiwei is 2.9 meters deep; Baiwei – Wuqiao is 3.2 meters deep.