Yangtze

The Yangtze or Yangzi is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains and flows 6,300 km in a generally easterly direction to the East China Sea.

Galai: ‘Peach Blossom’ village ushers in spring for Tibetan tourism

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CGTN published this video item, entitled “Galai: ‘Peach Blossom’ village ushers in spring for Tibetan tourism” – below is their description. For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-07-24/Galai-Peach-Blossom-village-ushers-in-spring-for-Tibetan-tourism-129fCJClmMM/index.html Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday visited Galai Village in Nyingchi City in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region to inspect rural revitalization work. Nyingchi City has long been recognized as the … Read more Galai: ‘Peach Blossom’ village ushers in spring for Tibetan tourism

China’s mega diversion project reaches over 40 bln cubic meters of water

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CGTN published this video item, entitled “China’s mega diversion project reaches over 40 bln cubic meters of water” – below is their description. For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-07-20/China-s-mega-diversion-project-moves-over-40-bln-cubic-meters-of-water-122UopXLyXm/index.html As of 8 a.m. July 19, the middle route of China’s South-to-North Water Diversion Project has transferred more than 40 billion cubic meters of water to the country’s arid … Read more China’s mega diversion project reaches over 40 bln cubic meters of water

Making A New China Ep. 05: Duel of Destiny

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CGTN published this video item, entitled “Making A New China Ep. 05: Duel of Destiny” – below is their description. For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-07-06/Making-A-New-China-Ep-05-Duel-of-Destiny-11GrY4Y0YHC/index.html From a quiet mountainside village called #Xibaipo, the Communist Party of #China (#CPC) commanded three brilliant campaigns of the Liberation War that saw them overcome the might of their American-armed opponents and … Read more Making A New China Ep. 05: Duel of Destiny

China’s Baihetan hydropower station commences operations

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CGTN published this video item, entitled “China’s Baihetan hydropower station commences operations” – below is their description. For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-06-28/China-s-Baihetan-hydropower-station-commences-operations-11sID8qWyd2/index.html The first set of units of China’s mega Baihetan Hydropower Station completed its trial run on June 28 and has started generating electricity. The power generated by the first units will be transmitted to Jiangsu … Read more China’s Baihetan hydropower station commences operations

Wuhan, Harbin light shows celebrate the CPC’s centenary

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CGTN published this video item, entitled “Wuhan, Harbin light shows celebrate the CPC’s centenary” – below is their description. For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-06-24/Wuhan-Harbin-light-shows-celebrate-the-CPC-s-centenary-11mdIPfQQVO/index.html Colorful light shows were held in the central Chinese city of Wuhan and the northeastern city of Harbin to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). … Read more Wuhan, Harbin light shows celebrate the CPC’s centenary

‘Crazy botanist’ safeguards biodiversity along Yangtze River

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CGTN published this video item, entitled “‘Crazy botanist’ safeguards biodiversity along Yangtze River” – below is their description. For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-06-15/-Crazy-botanist-safeguards-biodiversity-along-Yangtze-River-1174v8zxKi4/index.html In the mountains along China’s longest river, the Yangtze, about 1,256 species of rare plants have entered botanist Huang Guiyun’s rescue radar in the past three decades. Huang is the director of the Rare … Read more ‘Crazy botanist’ safeguards biodiversity along Yangtze River

Live: A cue-to-cue rehearsal of classic Peking Opera ‘Baidicheng’

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CGTN published this video item, entitled “Live: A cue-to-cue rehearsal of classic Peking Opera ‘Baidicheng’” – below is their description. Before a Peking Opera show goes on stage, like many other performing arts, the artists would run through rounds of rehearsals to polish the production to its best. Join CGTN for a cue-to-cue rehearsal of … Read more Live: A cue-to-cue rehearsal of classic Peking Opera ‘Baidicheng’

Live: Explore vocal rehearsal for classic Peking Opera play ‘Baidicheng’

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CGTN published this video item, entitled “Live: Explore vocal rehearsal for classic Peking Opera play ‘Baidicheng’” – below is their description. “Baidicheng” is a classic Peking Opera play adapted from a 14th-century Chinese historical novel, “Romance of the Three Kingdoms.” In the 85th episode, Emperor Liu Bei dies of sickness in Baidicheng, leaving his son, … Read more Live: Explore vocal rehearsal for classic Peking Opera play ‘Baidicheng’

Explore Baihetan Hydropower Station, the world’s second largest hydropower station

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CGTN published this video item, entitled “Explore Baihetan Hydropower Station, the world’s second largest hydropower station” – below is their description. For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-05-31/Explore-the-world-s-second-largest-hydropower-station-10I7oU8KMMg/index.html Baihetan Hydropower Station, located on the Jinsha River on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, completed its concrete pouring on May 31, 2021. Designed to produce 16 gigawatts of electricity, … Read more Explore Baihetan Hydropower Station, the world’s second largest hydropower station

Live: Explore world’s second largest hydropower station in the making

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CGTN published this video item, entitled “Live: Explore world’s second largest hydropower station in the making” – below is their description. Baihetan Hydropower Station, located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River, straddling Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, is the world’s second-largest after the Three Gorges Dam project in the central province … Read more Live: Explore world’s second largest hydropower station in the making

China on high alert ahead of flood season and rising Yangtze River levels

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South China Morning Post published this video item, entitled “China on high alert ahead of flood season and rising Yangtze River levels” – below is their description. Intense rainfall has caused water levels in parts of China’s Yangtze River and its tributaries to rise close to dangerous levels. Chinese authorities are on high alert, with … Read more China on high alert ahead of flood season and rising Yangtze River levels

Port workers rescue rare stranded porpoise calf in central China

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CGTN published this video item, entitled “Port workers rescue rare stranded porpoise calf in central China” – below is their description. For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-05-15/Port-workers-rescue-rare-stranded-porpoise-calf-in-central-China-10hNan8h1pm/index.html A rare baby finless porpoise was recently stranded between rocks in the waters of the Yunxi section of the Yangtze River in central China’s Hunan Province. Workers from a nearby port … Read more Port workers rescue rare stranded porpoise calf in central China

President Xi underscores importance of water diversion project

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CGTN published this video item, entitled “President Xi underscores importance of water diversion project” – below is their description. For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-05-14/President-Xi-underscores-importance-of-water-diversion-project-10gsj1KY7ew/index.html President Xi Jinping reviewed efforts on a massive water diversion project in Henan Province Thursday, which he called a key driver to the country’s growth. The project aims to take water from the … Read more President Xi underscores importance of water diversion project

Xi Jinping extends gratitude to residents relocated to accommodate mega water project

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CGTN published this video item, entitled “Xi Jinping extends gratitude to residents relocated to accommodate mega water project” – below is their description. For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-05-14/Xi-extends-gratitude-to-relocated-locals-for-water-diversion-project-10fRE6DS2UE/index.html Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday paid a visit to people who were relocated for the country’s mega water diversion project on the second day of his trip in … Read more Xi Jinping extends gratitude to residents relocated to accommodate mega water project

Live: See the expressway that runs through the Yangtze River

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CGTN published this video item, entitled “Live: See the expressway that runs through the Yangtze River” – below is their description. The Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway, commonly referred to as the Hu Yu Expressway, is an east-west bound expressway that connects the cities of Shanghai, in southeast China’s Yangtze River Delta, and Chongqing in western China. It … Read more Live: See the expressway that runs through the Yangtze River