tributary of Yangtze in Sichuan province in southwestern China
The Yalong River (Chinese: 雅砻江, p Yǎlóngjiāng, w Ya-lung Chiang, IPA [jàlʊ̌ŋ tɕjàŋ]), or Nyag Chu (Tibetan: ཉག་ཆུ་, z Nyag Qu), is a major tributary river of the Yangtze River in Southwest China. With a length of 1,597 km (992 mi), the Yalong River flows from north to south through the Hengduan Mountains in western Sichuan Province.
