Why should we protect the Yangtze River?

The main value of the Yangtze River is embodied in the following four aspects:

1. The Yangtze River is the main transportation river in China, with dense passenger and cargo transportation, connecting inland and coastal ports with other major cities into a transportation network.

2. The Yangtze River Basin has formed the Yangtze River Economic Belt, which plays an important role in the economic development of cities along the Yangtze River.

3. Hydropower is rich in fishery resources.

4. Irrigated farmland has a wide basin area and abundant water, which is beneficial to shipping, commonly known as "golden waterway" and contains huge water resources. Once fully developed and utilized, it can benefit one party and provide a steady stream of clean energy for industrial and agricultural production.

water transportation

There are more than 3,600 navigable rivers in the Yangtze River basin, accounting for 70% of the national inland navigation mileage, and all indicators of traffic network density are higher than the national average. The transportation network density per 10,000 people is 50% higher than the national average, the transportation network density per 100 km is more than three times the national average, and the comprehensive density and economic correlation density are more than two times the national average, which shows the advantages of the Yangtze River shipping network and its position and role in the national inland waterway.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yangtze River