Yangtze

(noun)

The longest river in Asia, the Yangtze flows from the highlands of Tibet through central China, and empties into the Pacific Ocean at Shanghai. 

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Examples of Yangtze in the following topics:

  • The Southern Song Era

    • The Southern Song (1127–1279) refers to the period after the Song lost control of its northern half to the Jurchen Jin dynasty in the Jin–Song Wars and retreated south of the Yangtze and established its capital at Lin'an.
    • With a permanent navy, the Song were prepared to face the naval forces of the Jin on the Yangtze River in 1161, in the Battle of Tangdao and the Battle of Caishi.
    • Kublai continued the assault against the Song, gaining a temporary foothold on the southern banks of the Yangtze.
    • In Kublai's absence, the Song forces were ordered by Chancellor Jia Sidao to make an opportune assault, and succeeded in pushing the Mongol forces back to the northern banks of the Yangtze.
    • From 1268 to 1273, Kublai blockaded the Yangtze River with his navy and besieged Xiangyang, the last obstacle in his way to invading the rich Yangtze River basin.

  • Jade in Neolithic China

    • During Neolithic times, the key known sources of nephrite jade in China for utilitarian and ceremonial items were the now depleted deposits in the Ningshao area in the Yangtze River Delta (during the Liangzhu culture, 3400–2250 BCE) and in an area of the Liaoning province in Inner Mongolia (during the Hongshan culture, 4700–2200 BCE).
    • The Liangzhu culture (3400-2250 BCE) was the last Neolithic jade culture in the Yangtze River Delta of China.

  • The Mythical Period

    • The Yellow River and the Huai and Yangtze Rivers, created fertile land, ripe for experimentation with agriculture.

  • Origins of the Song Dynasty

    • During this time, the Song court retreated south of the Yangtze and established its capital at Lin'an (now Hangzhou).

  • The Qin Dynasty

    • He built the Lingqu Canal, which joined the Yangtze River basin to the Canton area via the Li River.

  • Memories Can Boost a Business

    • In his toast before dinner, the leader of the Chinese delegation said, "I hope the ties between our two schools will be as strong as the Great Wall and as enduring as the Yangtze River."

  • The Northern Song Era

    • The remaining Song forces regrouped under the self-proclaimed Emperor Gaozong of Song (1127–1162) and withdrew south of the Yangtze to establish a new capital at Lin'an (modern Hangzhou).

  • The Economy Under the Ming Dynasty

    • These privately-made "sycee" first came into use in Guangdong, spreading to the lower Yangtze sometime before 1423, the year it became acceptable for payment of tax obligations.