Fun fact 1 about Yangtze
river
The Yangtze was simply called Jiang/Kiang 江 in Old Chinese, which combines the water radical 氵 with the homophone 工.
Yangtze
China
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river
Yangtze
China
Length
6,300 km
Mouth
East China Sea
Countries
China
The Yangtze River, Yangzi River or Chang Jiang is the longest river in China and the third-longest river in the world.
From the “Etymology” section
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