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 Chang River Summary
850 words, approx. 3 pages Called the Changjiang (Long River) in Chinese, the Chang (Yangtze) at 3,900 miles is the third-longest river in the world and the longest one in Asia. It originates in the Tanggulashan on the border of Tibet and Qinghai Province and then runs south... summary from source:
 Yangtze River
167 words, approx. 1 pagesRiver, China. Rising in the Tanggula Mountains in west-central China, it flows southeast before turning northeast and then generally east across south-central and east-central China to the East China Sea near Shanghai. It is known as the Jinsha in its... summary from source:
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The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang (simplified Chinese: 长江; traditional Chinese: 長江; pinyin: Cháng Jiāng) is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world, after the Nile in Africa, and the Amazon in South America. The river is... 
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 Travel Agent The rush in on. (Yangtze River tours)
02/10/1997: 917 words, approx. 3 pages Visitors are flocking to the Yangtze River before it is flooded by the world's largest dam The Yangtze River's fabled Three Gorges is slated to be inundated over the next 10 years, flooded by the world's largest dam. The 600-foot Three Gorges... summary from source:
Military Review River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze.
07/01/2003: 421 words, approx. 1 pages Peter Hessler, HarperCollins Publishers, NY, 2001, 402 pages, $26.00. After obtaining literature degrees at Princeton and Oxford, Peter Hessler joined the Peace Corps and for 2 years taught English literature at Fuling Teachers College in Sichuan, China. His book, River Town: Two... summary from source:
 AP News Yangtze River less tainted than expected
11/2/2007: 527 words, approx. 2 pagesChinese and Swiss scientists said Friday the Yangtze River is less polluted than expected, but only because the vast amounts of water dilute farm and industrial waste that still pose a serious threat to animals and plants.Environmentalists warned the findings should not be seen as... summary from source:
AP News Concerns voiced on China dam environment
9/26/2007: 362 words, approx. 1 pagesChina could face a catastrophe if it fails to quickly stop environmental problems such as flooding and erosion caused by the gigantic Three Gorges Dam, state media said Wednesday.The dam, China's showcase engineering triumph and the world's biggest hydropower project, has been relentlessly promoted as...
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