Upper Yangtze River in Yunnan

(ALL INTERNAL & EXTERNAL USES – NO COMMERCIAL USE) Bends in the upper Yangtze River (Chang Jiang), Yunnan province, southwestern China. Coursing over a distance of 6, 380 kilometers, the mighty Chang Jiang, meaning “Long River”, is the longest river in China and Asia and the third longest in the world after the Amazon in South America and the Nile in Africa. The Conservancy is working with the Chinese government to increase protection of Yunnan’s natural areas by establishing a system of national parks. Photograph taken on assignment for The Nature Conservancy “Design For A Living World” project and exhibit. PHOTO CREDIT: ©Ami Vitale