长江 is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world. It divides China into two parts, when you hear someone saying that they are coming from the north China, that means they live on the north side of China, same for the south. In ancient time, people use to call it 扬子江,and that is where the English name came from, maybe you will be more familiar with yangtze river, rather than the long river. Consolidate your knowledge of today's Chinese podcast by trying Chinese Test – Long River
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