The Yangtze River, the longest river in China, originated 30-40 million years ago, when there was a strong movement in the Himalayas. This movement made the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau uplift and the ancient Mediterranean disappear, and the Yangtze River basin rose intermittently, forming a phenomenon that the Yangtze River slowed down in the east and rushed in the west. The water systems that originally flowed from north to south merged with each other and flowed eastward.
Passing through many provinces in China, the main stream and tributaries of each section bring great convenience to the cities it passes through. On the main stream and tributaries of the Yangtze River, the terrain is high in the west and low in the east, which can be used to develop hydropower, flood control, urban water supply, tourism, irrigation and so on. Overall and local utilization and protection of water and soil resources.
There are more than 3,600 navigable rivers in the Yangtze River Basin, with a total mileage of 7× 10km. 70% of China's inland shipping mileage is in the Yangtze River basin. The density of the Yangtze River transportation network is more than three times that of the national average per 100 km. The advantages of the shipping network of the Yangtze River system and its position and role in the national inland waterway cannot be underestimated.