Rivers and Valleys

雅砻江Yalong River in Qinghai and Sichuan Yalong River (Chinese: 雅砻江, p Yǎlóngjiāng, w Ya-lung Chiang, IPA ) or Nyag Chu (Tibetan: ཉག་ཆུ་, z Nyag Qu) is an 822-mile (1,323 km) long river in Sichuan province in southwestern China. It is a tributary of the Yangtze River. Its source...

Yellow River or Huang He ( listen (help·info)) is the second longest river in Asia, after the Yangtze River, and the sixth longest river system in the world at the estimated length of 5,464 km (3,395 mi). Originating in the Bayan Har Mountainsin Qinghai province...

扎曲 Originated in the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, Zhaqu River has been viewed as the true source of Lancang River. In summer, the green grassland and...

Lancang-Mekong River in Tibet...

The Brahmaputra (/ˌbrɑːməˈpuːtrə/) is one of the major rivers of Asia, a trans-boundary river which flows through China, India and Bangladesh. As such, it is known by various names in the region: Assamese: লুইত luit ,...

The Zhi Qu (Tibetan) or Tongtian River (Chinese: 通天河; pinyin: Tōngtiān Hé), flows within Qinghai Province of southern China. It is within the Yangtze River Basin—Chang Jiang drainage basin. Tongtian River is the source of Yangtze River, it flows through...