upper Yangtze River region

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The upper Yangtze River region is a mountainous, upstream section of China’s Yangtze basin known for its deep gorges, major hydropower projects, and rapidly developing urban centers such as Chongqing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
river basin region
administrativeRegionIncludes Chongqing Municipality
linked to: Chongqing
biodiversity rich freshwater biodiversity
biodiversityIssue threats to endemic fish species
characterizedBy deep river gorges
mountainous terrain
steep gradients
climate subtropical monsoon climate
containsPart Chongqing
Luzhou
Yibin
upper Three Gorges area
country China
economicActivity agriculture
hydropower generation
manufacturing
mining
shipping
environmentalIssue habitat fragmentation
landslide risk
reservoir-induced displacement
soil erosion
flowsToward middle Yangtze River region
hasFeature deep canyons
large navigation locks
narrow valleys
reservoirs
hasHydropowerProject Baihetan Dam
Three Gorges Dam
Wudongde Dam
Xiangjiaba Dam
Xiluodu Dam
importance key inland transport corridor of China
major base for China’s hydropower development
strategic region for western China development
knownFor large inland port cities
major hydropower projects
rapid urbanization
locatedIn southwestern China
western China
linked to: Western China
majorCity Chongqing
Luzhou
Yibin
partOf Yangtze River basin
river Yangtze River
transportCorridor Yangtze River waterway
urbanCenter Chongqing metropolitan area
linked to: Chongqing

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Chongqing locatedIn upper Yangtze River region
Sichuan Province contains upper Yangtze River
linked to: upper Yangtze River region
YREB includesRegion Upper reaches of the Yangtze River
linked to: upper Yangtze River region
Jialing River region UpperReachesOfYangtzeRiver
linked to: upper Yangtze River region
Kaixian, Sichuan, Qing Empire locatedOn Upper Yangtze River region
linked to: upper Yangtze River region
Sichuan Basin partOf Upper Yangtze region
linked to: upper Yangtze River region
Min River partOf upper Yangtze River system
linked to: upper Yangtze River region
Eastern Tibet traversedBy Yangtze River upper reaches
subject linked to: eastern Tibet
linked to: upper Yangtze River region
Fengdu County locatedInRegion upper Yangtze River basin
linked to: upper Yangtze River region
Shu Han region Upper Yangtze River region
linked to: upper Yangtze River region
Xinan Guanhua region Upper Yangtze River basin
linked to: upper Yangtze River region
Jiangbei District locatedIn upper Yangtze River region
Jiangjin District locatedIn Upper Yangtze River region
linked to: upper Yangtze River region
Qianjiang District geographicalRegion upper Yangtze River region
Wolong National Nature Reserve partOf Upper Yangtze River watershed
linked to: upper Yangtze River region
Dadu River region Upper Yangtze region
linked to: upper Yangtze River region
Mianyang locatedIn Upper Yangtze economic region
linked to: upper Yangtze River region
Deyang locatedInGeographicalRegion Upper Yangtze River region
linked to: upper Yangtze River region
Zunyi region Upper Yangtze River basin
linked to: upper Yangtze River region
Yangtze River basin hasPart upper Yangtze basin
linked to: upper Yangtze River region
Tongtian River region upper Yangtze region
linked to: upper Yangtze River region