What are the top ten rivers in China?

The Yangtze River, the Pearl River, the Yellow River, the Heilongjiang River, the Songhua River, the Liaohe River, the Brahmaputra River, the Lancang River, the Nu River, and the Han River.

The Yangtze River (Changjiang) is the longest river in Asia and China, with a total length of 6,403 kilometers (3,978.63 miles); it originates from the Geladandong Snow Mountain, the main peak of Tanggula Mountain in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is the third longest river in the world, after the Nile and Amazon.

The Pearl River, formerly known as the Yuejiang River, is the second largest river in China, the third longest river in China, and the largest river system in southern China.

The Yellow River is the second longest river in China and the sixth longest river in the world. It originates from the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai. Its tributaries run through nine provinces and autonomous regions: Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong,

Heilongjiang is also called the Amur River; it is also called Hei-lung Chiang or Heilong Jiang, and Kharamuren in Mongolian. The largest river in East Asia. Forms part of the border between southeastern Siberia and China.

It originates from Heilongjiang Province, the border between northern Inner Mongolia and Siberia, and flows generally east and southeast along this border to the Siberian city of Khabarovsk, and then turns around from there towards It flows in the northeast direction and flows into the Tatar Strait, which separates Siberia and Kuye Island; it is the longest river in North Asia.

Songhua River, Jurchen (Manchu) "Songah Chaliwula", Chinese translation "Tianhe". In ancient times, it was the name of a huge river (Huntong River) that flowed from the northeast to the Tartar Strait. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was changed to a tributary of Heilongjiang River. It is now the largest tributary of Heilongjiang in China. It is formed by the confluence of dozens of large and small rivers such as Toudao River, Erdao River, Huifa River, Yinma River, Nenjiang River and Mudanjiang River.

It originates from Tianchi in Changbai Mountain at the junction of China and North Korea. It flows northwest to join the Nen River near the Sancha River in Fuyu County, and then turns eastward and is called the main stream of the Songhua River. It merges into Heilongjiang near Sanjiangkou in Tongjiang City.

It has a total length of 1,927 kilometers (1,197 miles), a drainage area of ??about 550,000 square kilometers (212,000 square miles), and spans the four provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia. The tributaries include Toudao River, Erdao River, Huifa River, Yinma River, Nen River,

Yarlung Zangbo River

The highest river in China, in the Tibet Autonomous Region. It is also one of the highest rivers in the world. Originating from the northern foothills of the Himalayas in southwestern Tibet, the Gyemma Yangzong Glacier traverses southern Tibet from west to east, bypassing the Namjagbarwa Peak at the easternmost tip of the Himalayas, turns south, and exits China via Paxika.

After entering India, it is called the Brahmaputra River, and after meeting the Ganges in Bangladesh, it flows into the Bay of Bengal. The Chinese part is 2,208 kilometers long (satellite telemetry) and has a drainage area of ??246,000 square kilometers (the total length is 2,840 kilometers and the drainage area is 935,000 square kilometers).

The Lancang River is an international river. It is called the Mekong River in Southeast Asia. It is the river that flows through the most countries in Asia. It flows through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, and flows into the South China Sea near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is the world's largest river. The seventh largest river and the third largest river in Asia. The total length of the Lancang-Mekong River is 4,880 kilometers.

The Nujiang River is a large river in southwest China. It originates from the southern foothills of the Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet border, runs diagonally across the eastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region from northwest to southeast, enters Yunnan Province and flows southward. It flows through the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Baoshan Prefecture and the Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture into Myanmar and was renamed the Salween River. Finally it flows into the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean.

The largest tributary of the Yangtze River in China. It originates from Micang Mountain in the north of Ningqiang County in southwestern Shaanxi Province, flows southeast through southern Shaanxi, western and central Hubei, and enters the Yangtze River in Wuhan City.

A large river in the southern part of Northeast China. It flows through four provinces and regions: Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Jilin and Liaoning, and flows into the Bohai Sea in Panshan County, Liaoning. 1,430 kilometers long. The upper reaches of the Liaohe River are divided into east and west branches. The Dongliao River originates near Hadaling, Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province.

The water flows out of the cave and enters Liaoning Province at Sanjiangkou through the eastern mountains and hills, with a length of 383 kilometers.

Extended information:

China is one of the countries with the most rivers in the world. China has many great rivers with long history. Among them, there are more than 1,500 rivers with drainage areas exceeding 1,000 square kilometers.

China's rivers, according to the circulation pattern of river runoff, include outflow rivers that flow into the ocean, and inland rivers that are not connected to the ocean. The most famous ones are the Yangtze River, Pearl River, Yellow River, Heilongjiang River, Songhua River, Liaohe River, Brahmaputra River, Lancang River, Nujiang River and Hanjiang River.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Top Ten Rivers in China