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Description: The Yangtze River is the longest river in China and Asia, and the third-longest in the world, after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America.

The river is about 6,385 km long and flows from its source in Qinghai Province, eastwards into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It acts as a dividing line between North and South China, although geographers generally consider the Qinling-Huai River line to be the official line of geographical division. As the largest river in the region, the Yangtze is historically, culturally, and economically important to China.

Uses:

· Drinking, Irrigation, and Others
People use water for drinking, washing and many more. It is used in agriculture to irrigate fields and orchards, and to provide livestock with water.

· Enjoyment
Modern people have found many ways to enjoy rivers. Motorboats, water-skiing, and personal watercraft have joined canoes and sailboats as ways to play on moving waters. Kayaks and rafts speed vacationers down whitewater rapids.


Problems:

· Flooding
Flooding along the river has been a major problem. The rainy season in china affects the area as well. Crops and harvests are washed away by the flood.

· Pollution
The Yangtze River is becoming increasingly polluted. There are industrial waste and sewage that is dumped in the river. The Yangtze River Water Resources Authority concludes that stretches of the 6212 kilometer-Long River are too polluted for human use.