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China's River Systems

The Huang He (Yellow River)

• the second-longest river in China
• the sixth-longest in the world at 5,464 kilometers (3,398 mi)
• flows through nine provinces of China and empties into the Bohai Sea
• starts in Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai Province in western China
• called "the cradle of Chinese civilization"

The Chang Jiang (Yang Tze River)

• about 6,385 km long (3915 mi)
• flows from its source in Qinghai Province, eastwards into the East China Sea at Shanghai
• considered a dividing line between North and South China contains the Three Gorge
  

The Xi Jiang (Pearl River)

• Xi Jiang ("the West River"), the Bei Jiang ("the North River"), and the Dong Jiang ("the East River")
• flows through the majority of Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou Provinces
• thought to be one of the world's most polluted waterways

China's Location

China is in Eastern Asia. It boarders the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea. It is centered between Vietnam and Mongolia.

China's Population