1881 Reclus print UPPER YANGTZE RIVER, CHINA (#4)

Description: Reclus06_04 1881 Reclus print UPPER YANGTZE RIVER, CHINA (#4) Nice view titled Le Yang-Tze-Kiang superieur, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, approx. page size is 27 x 18 cm, approx. image size is 18.5 x 12.5 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes, 19 vol. (1875-94) (edition in English: The Earth and Its Inhabitants, 1878-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. Yangtze River Chinese (Wade-Giles) Ch'ang Chiang, or (Pinyin) Chang Jiang, longest river of Asia and the third longest river in the world, having a length of 3,915 miles (6,300 km). The Yangtze rises on the Plateau of Tibet in western China and flows in a generally northeasterly direction across 12 Chinese provinces and regions to its delta on the East China Sea. More than three-quarters of the river's course runs through mountains; the lower course, however, is situated at the southern edge of the extensive North China Plain in the lowlands of eastern China. The drainage basin of the Yangtze covers an area of 698,265 square miles (1,808,500 square km), encompassing eight principal tributaries: the Ya-lung, Min, Chia-ling, and Han rivers join the Yangtze on its left (north) bank, and the Wu, Yüan, Hsiang, and Kan rivers on its right bank. The Yangtze carries a tremendous volume of water and is ranked fourth in volume among the rivers of the world. During the period of monsoon rains in the summer months, the Yangtze and its tributaries spill over, creating extensive floods. If the floods in the main channel coincide with flooding in one or more of the major tributaries, powerful, destructive flood waves can result—an occurrence that has struck repeatedly in the history of China. Population distribution in the Yangtze River basin is uneven; it is greatest in the plains that adjoin the banks of the river and its tributaries in central and eastern China and is most sparse in the highlands to the west. Such large cities as Shanghai, Nanking, Wu-han, Chungking, and Ch'eng-tu, all of which have urban area populations of more than 2,000,000, are located in the Yangtze River basin. The basin is considered the granary of China and contributes nearly half of the country's agricultural output, including nearly three-fourths of its total volume of rice. Other chief crops include wheat, barley, corn (maize), beans, and hemp. The rivers and large lakes of the basin—most notably Lakes Tung-t'ing, P'o-yang, and T'ai—abound with fish of commercial value. The fishing trade is widely developed and is a major livelihood for much of the population of the region. The Yangtze River is China's principal inland waterway and binds the country's inland and sea ports together with other major cities into a transportation network in which Nanking, Wu-han, and Chungking play leading roles. Intensive cargo and passenger traffic travels along 1,700 miles (2,700 km) of the river's course, with large ships reaching as far as Wu-han, 700 miles (1,100 km) upriver from the coast.

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