Yangtze Estuary, Shanghai 上海长江入海口

Location: China, Shanghai, Chongming District Google Maps Amap
Part of: Stamps: Beautiful China (IV) Definitives, Stamps: The Yangtze River, Yangtze River
Nearby: Shanghai 53km, Shengsi Islands 103km, Zhouzhuang 111km, Suzhou 128km, Classical Gardens of Suzhou 128km, Wuxi 153km

The Yangtze flows into the East China Sea at Shanghai. Its estuary is wide, and silt has built up the islands of Chongming, Changxing and Hengsha and broad tidal flats. The Dongtan wetland at the eastern tip of Chongming is an important stopover for migrating birds, a place to watch birds and the meeting of river and sea.

Yangtze Estuary, Shanghai
Yangtze Estuary, Shanghai