the principal river of China, which rises as the Jinsha in the Tibetan highlands and flows 6,380 km (3,964 miles) southwards then generally eastwards through central China, entering the East China Sea at Shanghai
扬子江,长江(中国主要河流,发源于青藏高原,上游称为金沙江,全长6,380公里,即3,964英里,先向南流,后大致向东流,穿过中国中部,在上海流入东海)。亦称