The cities that the Yangtze River flows through are:

Yibin, Luzhou, Chongqing, Fuling, Wanzhou, Yichang, Jingzhou, Wuhan, Huangshi, Ezhou, Jiujiang, Anqing, Tongling, Wuhu, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, and Shanghai in Sichuan.

The Yangtze River originates from the southwest side of the Geladandong Peak of the Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the "Roof of the World". The main stream flows through 11 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, including Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, and Shanghai, and flows into the East China Sea east of Chongming Island. It is about 6,300 km long, more than 800 km longer than the Yellow River (5,464 km). Among the world's major rivers, it is the third longest river in the world, second only to the Nile River in Africa and the Amazon River in South America, and is the longest river in Asia. However, the Nile River Basin spans 9 African countries, the Amazon River Basin spans 7 South American countries, and the Yangtze River is unique to China, with a basin area of ​​more than 1.8 million square kilometers, accounting for 1/5 of the country's area.