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.
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