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Where does the Yangtze River begin?

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Locator map highlighting the course of the Yangtze River across China, with surrounding countries in East and Central Asia labeled, including India, Russia, Mongolia, Japan, and the Koreas. The Yangtze River is marked in blue and labeled in orange, showing its path from western to eastern China. An inset globe in the upper left shows the region's location within Asia.
Yangtze River

The Yangtze River begins at the Ulan Moron (Wulanmulun) River, which originates from glacial meltwaters on the slopes of the Tanggula Mountains in southern Qinghai province, near the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region.1