The Yangtze River

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Located within the nation of China is the world’s third-longest river and the longest river to exist in a single country, the Yangtze. The Yangtze River has played a pivotal role in Chinese history ever since the dawn of history. It played a major role in cultivating Chinese civilization, and its flooding has been responsible for some of the greatest disasters in world history. Controlling the power of the river has resulted in the construction of the world’s largest dam. Learn more about the Yangtze River, one of the great rivers of the world, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off your first month. Newspapers.com Newspapers.com is like a time machine. Dive into their extensive online archives to explore history as it happened. With over 800 million digitized newspaper pages spanning three centuries, Newspapers.com provides an unparalleled gateway to the past, with papers from the US, UK, Canada, Australia and beyond. Use the code “EverythingEverywhere” at checkout to get 20% off a publisher extra subscription at newspapers.com. ButcherBox ButcherBox is the perfect solution for anyone looking to eat high-quality, sustainably sourced meat without the hassle of going to the grocery store. With ButcherBox, you can enjoy a variety of grass-fed beef, heritage pork, free-range chicken, and wild-caught seafood delivered straight to your door every month. ButcherBox.com/Daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Located in the nation of China is the world's third longest river, the Yang Sea.
0:05.0	The Yang Sea River has been one of the defining geographical features in China since the dawn of history.
0:10.0	It has had a significant role in cultivating Chinese civilization, and its flooding has been responsible for some of the greatest natural disasters in the world.
0:17.5	And controlling the power of the river has resulted in the construction of the world's largest dam.
0:23.0	Learn more about the Yanksi River, one of the great rivers of the world,
0:26.0	on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Each of the major rivers of the world has a different story.
0:47.0	There are some rivers like the Nile or the Tigris and Euphrates which have a very deep history
0:51.0	and were fundamental in the rise of the civilizations on their banks.
0:55.0	There are other rivers like the Rhine or the Mississippi, which don't have quite the same historical credentials, but are extremely important economically.
1:03.0	The Yangtze River checks both boxes.
1:06.0	It has deep historical significance,
1:08.0	and it remains one of the most important economic rivers in the world today.
1:12.0	Before I get into the history and importance of the river,
1:15.0	I should explain some of the geographical facts of the river.
1:18.0	The Ancsee is the world's third largest river by length
1:22.0	behind only the Nile in the Amazon.
1:23.7	And it's the fifth or sixth largest river in the world in terms of total
1:27.3	discharge volume depending on how you define it and the season of the year.
1:30.8	It's also the longest river in the world which is entirely in a
1:34.4	single country and it's also the longest river in the Eurasian landmass.
1:38.1	The river begins in the Tibetan Plateau and winds 6,300 kilometers or approximately 3,915 mile to the Pacific
1:47.6	ocean near the city of Shanghai.
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