The Yangtze River originates from the "roof of the world"-the southwest side of the winter peak of Tanggula Mountain in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and is the mother river of the Chinese nation.

The main stream flows through Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai 1 1 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and flows into the East China Sea east of Chongming Island, with a total length of 6397km, ranking third in the world after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America. In the ranking of the world's major river flows, the Yangtze River also ranks third in the world, second only to the Amazon River and the Congo River.

However, the Nile River basin spans nine African countries, the Amazon River basin spans seven South American countries, and the Congo River basin spans seven African countries. The Yangtze River is unique to China.

Introduction to the Yellow River:

The Yellow River is a big river in the north of China, with a total length of about 5,464 kilometers and a drainage area of about 752,443 square kilometers. The fifth longest river in the world and the second longest river in China.

The Yellow River originated in Zhaqu at the southern foot of ChaHasila Mountain, bayan har branch of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, in the south it originated in Kariqu at the northern foot of Geyaya Mountain, bayan har branch, and in the west it originated in Yueguzong music in the west of Xingsuhai.

It is shaped like a "few" and flows from west to east through nine provinces (autonomous regions) including Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and Shandong, and finally flows into the Bohai Sea.

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The development of the Yellow River has undergone great changes in history, and it is constantly changing in the process of river formation. In fact, the sediment deposition in the lower reaches of the Yellow River is closely related to the Loess Plateau. At first, the soil erosion in this place was not serious, but later it became more and more serious under the influence of human behavior.

Historically, rivers in the Yellow River Plain have also evolved, but the evolution of these rivers has not had much impact on the whole process of the development of the Yellow River.

The Yangtze River also originates from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, flows through eleven provinces such as Qinghai and Shanghai, and finally flows eastward into the East China Sea. It is the longest river in Asia and the third longest river in the world.

There are many stories about the historical changes of the Yangtze River. The ancient Yangtze River existed as early as ancient times, but most of it was submerged by seawater at that time. Hundreds of millions of years later, the ancient Yangtze River is still occupied by the Mediterranean Sea. At that time, Tibet and other places were oceans.

Today, the formation of the Yangtze River took place in the Yanshan Movement 65.438+0.4 billion years ago. At that time, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau rose slowly, forming many high mountains and deep valleys. The mountains in the middle and lower reaches gradually rose, the basin gradually sank, and the ancient Mediterranean began to retreat.

Later, the movement of the Himalayas led to the gradual formation of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the disappearance of the ancient Mediterranean. By 3 million years ago, great changes had taken place in the Himalayas, thus connecting the ancient Yangtze River between the east and the west.

References:

Yellow River-Baidu Encyclopedia? Yangtze river-Baidu encyclopedia