Map of the Yangtze River (2022)

Milhaud 2025-06-09
Map of the Yangtze River (2022)

This map, created by Shannon1 for Wikimedia Commons in 2022, shows the course of the Yangtze River, its drainage basin, and its main tributaries.

The Yangtze River, also known as the Blue River, is the largest in Asia. From its source on the Tibetan Plateau to its mouth on the East China Sea, it flows for 6,300 kilometres. Its drainage basin covers a total of 1,800,000 square kilometres. Along its course, it passes through several major Chinese cities such as Chongqing, Wuhan, Nanjing and Shanghai.

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