Yangtze Source

With a total length of 6,380 kilometers, the Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world. Its source is the Gladandong Ice Peak, the main peak of the Tanggula Mountains in southern Qinghai Province. In 1979, it was discovered that the source of the Yangtze River is the Tuotuo River. The scenery at the source of the Yangtze River is very magnificent, with snow-capped mountains and ice peaks, boundless grasslands, blue sky and white clouds reflected in the river water, forming a refreshing beauty. Entering Tibet from the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, you will pass through the inscription of "Yangtze River Source". The stele is about a kilometer away from the road, and it is quite convenient to drive there. There is also a bridge near the stone tablet, because it is the first bridge from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, so it is called "the first bridge of the Yangtze River". The source area of the Yangtze River is composed of the Tuotuo River in the Zhengyuan, Dangqu in the south, and Chumar River in the north. After the Tuotuo River and Dangqu merge together, it is called Tongtian River. The Tongtian River flows through the territory of the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province. After receiving the Batang River, it enters between the mountains and valleys at the junction of the Tibet Autonomous Region and Sichuan. It is called the Jinsha River. The Jinsha River flows through the Hengduan Mountains, crosses the north side of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in a deep canyon, and flows to Yibin City, Sichuan Province. When it joins with the Minjiang River flowing from the north in Yibin, it is called the Yangtze River.