The longest river in China：Yangtze River | Location, Map, Flood

The upper course Yangtze RiverFirst bend of the Yangtze River, Yunnan province, China.(more)[1]

The upper course of the Yangtze flows across the Plateau of Tibet[2] and descends through deep valleys in the mountains east of the plateau, emerging onto the Yunnan-Guizhou[3] (Yungui) Plateau. Summers there are warm, and the winters are cold. The source of the Yangtze is the Ulan Moron (Wulanmulun) River, which originates in glacial meltwaters on the slopes of the Tanggula[4] Mountains in southern Qinghai[5] province on the border with the Tibet[6] Autonomous[7] Region. From the confluence[8] of this stream with several others, the river flows generally easterly through a shallow, spacious valley, the bottom of which is studded with lakes and small reservoirs. This part of its course lies in the higher regions of the Tibetan[9] highlands.

The river’s character changes sharply upon reaching the eastern limits of the highlands. There t...