The Yangtze River’s shoreline tells a powerful story.
A decade ago, factories and docks lined its banks. Today, lush green spaces have taken their place.
More than 25,000 artificially-bred Yangtze sturgeon were released into the Yangtze River recently in Jiang'an County, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The Yangtze sturgeon is a rare fish species endemic to the Yangtze River and is under China's first-class state protection. Expanding restocking efforts is a key measure to restore natural reproduction and rebuild wild populations.
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Construction of the Three Gorges new waterway project began this week in Hubei province—the first major national infrastructure project launched during China’s 15th Five-Year Plan period.
Designed to ease shipping pressure on the Yangtze River, China’s “golden waterway”, the new channel is expected to allow 10,000-tonne vessels to travel further inland upon completion.🚢
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Spanning 1,384 meters in length with a main span of 660 meters, the Baijusi Yangtze River Bridge, a road-rail cable-stayed bridge in southwest China's Chongqing, stands as a local landmark thanks to its ingenious structural design.
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Look who’s back!
In central China’s Anhui, a pod of wild finless porpoises—the “barometers” of the Yangtze River’s ecosystem—has been spotted breaking the surface.
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Can your eyes handle Chongqing at night at full drone speed? 🔥
Just pure FPV adrenaline over Hongya Cave, Jiangbeizui CBD, and the neon-lit Yangtze River. The 8D city has never looked this wild.
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The Changtai (Changzhou-Taizhou) Yangtze River Bridge, the world’s longest-span cable-stayed bridge, opens in east China’s Jiangsu Province.
Spanning 10 kilometers, it cuts travel time between the two cities — which are about 90 km apart — from 80 minutes to 20 minutes, contributing to development of the Yangtze Economic Belt and integration of the Yangtze River Delta.
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From the captain’s view: after ten years of solid work, the Yangtze River Economic Belt is bustling and supporting economic activity along the waterway.