The swelling Mississippi overtook the ponds, and the carp, native to Chinese rivers like the Yangtze, escaped.
Cruising the Yangtze River was amazing and is a growing adventure as are cruises in general.
More large dams have been proposed for the Yangtze's upper reaches and on the parallel Nu River.
In China, try rafting round the Great Bend of the Yangtze--almost twice as deep as the Grand Canyon.
The Yangtze river dolphin made news because scientists think that it may now have been driven to extinction.
With the current situation of ecology and environment in the Yangtze river, man assistant measures have to be taken.
The Yangtze Hotel was designed by Li Fan, who studied architecture in Europe.
WSJ: Touring Asia's Art Deco Gems in Shanghai and Napier, New Zealand
This year, two EDGE species the long-eared jerboa and the Yangtze river dolphin have made global news for very different reasons.
Mainland geologist Yang Yong says the controversial Three Georges hydropower project on the Yangtze River may have triggered the earthquake.
Strel, the Slovenian who has also swum the Yangtze, Mississippi and Danube, says the Nile is on his to-do list.
One afternoon that spring, I received a call from Jimmy, who was teaching in a village near the Yangtze River.
There is no sign that the Yangtze or Pearl River deltas, or the Beijing-Tianjin corridor further north, are running out of steam.
After passing through downtown Shanghai, the Huangpu empties into the Yangtze River.
Nadav Kander's images of China's Yangtze River depict communities adjusting to the changes caused by the re-routing of the country's largest river.
In the meantime, some areas in the Yangtze River delta have moved faster than the Pearl River delta to improve conditions for migrants.
After the conversation, I tried to imagine what it would be like to teach English to ninety-four middle-school kids in a remote Yangtze village.
He was acquiring an offshore island across the Yangtze River from Shanghai meant to become the most fully energy self-sustaining eco-city in the world.
The region has been unable to match the success of the Yangtze and Pearl River deltas in attracting investment in low-technology, labour-intensive private industry.
The construction of the Gezhouba dam in 1981 on the Yangtze river also created a barrier to the migrating fish which further affected fish stocks.
At the end of a Yangtze cruise, you can also visit The Three Gorges Dam, which is one of the most spectacular modern engineering feats.
Today, the Yangtze, the country's longest, also dries up in spots.
After passing through downtown Shanghai, it empties into the Yangtze River.
Authorities also said that no damage was observed at the massive Three Gorges Dam, located on the Yangtze River, several hundred kilometres east of the epicentre.
The hotel, renamed the Langham Yangtze Boutique Shanghai, has 96 rooms and suites and features new Deco-inspired interiors -- along with modern amenities such as a spa.
WSJ: Touring Asia's Art Deco Gems in Shanghai and Napier, New Zealand
This newfound reptile appears to be the first known freshwater mosasaur, an animal comparable to modern river dolphins now seen in the Amazon, Ganges and Yangtze rivers.
Like the Great Wall or, more recently, the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River it's a classic imperial project, still possible under China's one-party system.
The new bird flu virus outbreak continues to dominate media headlines, as China Central Television reports 14 diagnosed cases and five deaths in the Yangtze River Delta region.
In May and June, heavy rains in the basin of the Yangtze river had created an enormous flow of fresh water, and this jet had sluiced the jellyfish towards Japan.
Wednesday, the Chinese Academy of Sciences said the H7N9 virus probably came from migratory birds from East Asia that mixed with domestic fowl in China's Yangtze River delta region around Shanghai.
CNN: WHO reports 5 new bird flu cases in China; total now 49
Work on one new dam at Xiluodu on the upper Yangtze, which will rival Itaipu's power capacity, resumed last year after being halted for a few months for an environmental assessment.
应用推荐