This documentary traces the Yangtze River's role in Chinese civilization, from its origins as glacial meltwater in the Tangula Mountains to its journey through deep gorges and populated lowlands. The film examines how the river both sustained dynasties through agriculture and caused the deadliest flood in recorded history in 1931.
- Duration
- 58 min 28 s
- Start
- Gang Genderu Glacier
- End
- East China Sea
- Stops
- 10
- Channel author
- Where on Earth
Timestamps and places
- — Gang Genderu Glacier
- — Tangula Mountains
- — Shiling Gorge (Geladandong Mountain)
- — Upper Yangtze Plateau
- — Shigu
- — Tiger Leaping Gorge
- — Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
- — Haba Snow Mountain
- — Yubin
- — Chongqing
- — Jialing River
- — Three Gorges
- — Coutang Gorge
- — Fangdu
- — Ming Mountain
- — Three Gorges Dam
- — Shanghai
- — East China Sea
Route on the map
THE YANGTZE: The River That Built and Drowned an Empire | 4K Travel Documentary