Chang JiangChang JiangBenefits to humanBenefits to human

AgricultureAgriculture 66% of China’s rice66% of China’s rice dams, canals for water storagedams, canals for water storage providing irrigation waterproviding irrigation water

AgricultureAgriculture alluvium on flood plainalluvium on flood plain replenishment of nutrientsreplenishment of nutrients thick fertile soilthick fertile soil

AgricultureAgriculture What type of farming is practised there? What type of farming is practised there? Why?Why?

Freshwater fisheriesFreshwater fisheries fresh water providedfresh water provided it’s profitableit’s profitable can raise people’s living standardcan raise people’s living standard

Industrial useIndustrial use water for cooling purposewater for cooling purpose water as a raw materialwater as a raw material ship-building/repairingship-building/repairing

Industrial useIndustrial use Using your Using your

observation, what observation, what type of industry is type of industry is taking place?taking place?

IndustryIndustry What type of material are the ships What type of material are the ships

loading?loading?

IndustryIndustry industries can enjoy cheap sea industries can enjoy cheap sea

transporttransport

RecreationRecreation

many scenic spotsmany scenic spots historical siteshistorical sites

RecreationRecreation What fluvial feature can you see?What fluvial feature can you see? What’s the name of this tourist spot?What’s the name of this tourist spot?

RecreationRecreation How about this one?How about this one?

RecreationRecreation tourism can provide jobstourism can provide jobs recreational activities can be held in recreational activities can be held in

lakes or on riverslakes or on rivers

HEP generationHEP generation

middle and upper coursemiddle and upper course steep gradient creates a “head”steep gradient creates a “head”

HEP generationHEP generation Three Gorges Project is under Three Gorges Project is under

constructionconstruction

Inland river navigationInland river navigation excellent river portsexcellent river ports

Inland river navigationInland river navigation excellent seaportsexcellent seaports

Inland river navigationInland river navigation west-eastwest-east north-south transport routesnorth-south transport routes

Inland river navigationInland river navigation

cheap and reliable transport for cheap and reliable transport for moving RM and finished productsmoving RM and finished products

Inland river navigationInland river navigation transport of passengerstransport of passengers