Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Weather inquiry - What water conservancy area has the Yangtze River built? What's the climate like in the Yangtze River?

What water conservancy area has the Yangtze River built? What's the climate like in the Yangtze River?

(1) The upper reaches of the Yangtze River are known as the "treasure house of hydropower" because of the large drop and rich hydropower resources;

The gap between the middle and lower reaches is reduced, and the river is wide and deep, which is suitable for shipping and is called "golden waterway".

(2) There are two water conservancy control projects in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River:

Gezhouba Water Control Project; Three Gorges water control project

(3) The area along the Yangtze River belongs to subtropical monsoon climate: hot and rainy in summer and warm and rainy in winter. Especially in the coastal areas of Chongqing, Wuhan and Nanjing, due to the high temperature in summer, they are called the "three furnaces" in China.

Supplement: There are "plum rains" and "summer droughts" in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It is prone to floods and droughts.