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THE YANGTZE: The River That Built and Drowned an Empire | 4K Travel Documentary

142K views · May 9, 2026 · Travel & Events

Comments · 94

  • @WhereonEarth4K · 4 months ago · pinned

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  • @PlanetVista4K · 4 months ago

    After watching this, I finally understand why the Yangtze is so important to China.

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  • @EpicEarthYTB · 4 months ago

    What a stunning journey from the glaciers of Tibet to the skyscrapers of Shanghai! This documentary perfectly captures both the life-giving beauty and the destructive power of Asia’s longest river.

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  • @VagariousTravel-868 · 4 months ago

    this video so cool. unseen CHINA, many places so beautiful

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  • @worldview2888 · 4 months ago

    This video is INCREDIBLE and BEAUTIFUL. Completely magnificent.

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  • @jimbob9725 · 4 months ago

    So weird that when they get to the Three Gorges the video captures neither the gorges nor contains a single frame of the dam. Much of the video at that point appears to be of the karst hills along the River Li near Guilin.

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  • @OrionHidden · 1 month ago

    It&apos;s incredible to think that a single river helped build one of the world&apos;s greatest civilizations while also bringing some of its worst disasters

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  • @torpaninternational8351 · 4 months ago

    After putting up with the the mysterious of the Tablet ( after fast forwarding out ) we get onto the facts &nbsp;of the YANGTE RIVER

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  • @elmastyger4010 · 4 months ago

    An amazing program...what a majestic land

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  • @cantcopewontcopenope · 4 months ago

    Amazing story telling thank you

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  • @CincinnatiChimneySweep · 4 months ago

    Beautiful country!

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  • @miabhlub63 · 3 months ago

    Spectacular views. Beautiful scenery

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