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The Changjiang is the largest river in China. Its mouth is advancing seaward gradually. For example, in the 7th century B.C. the mouth was in the reach from Zhenjiang to Yangzhou. Then in the 17th century A.D., it moved eastward to the reach of Jiangying, and in the middle of the 20th century to the area of Xuliujing (Fig. 1). Now downstream from Xuliujing, the Changjiang mouth is firstly divided into the North and the South Branches by Chongming Island. The South Branch is likewise sub-divided into the North and the South Channels by Changxing Island. Furthermore, the South Channel is again divided into the North and the South Passages by Jiuduansha Island. Thus, today, there exists a three-order bifurcated estuary with four outlets to the sea (Fig. 2).
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Jiyu, C., Daoji, L. (2002). Regulation of the Changjiang Estuary: Past, Present and Future. In: Chen, J., Eisma, D., Hotta, K., Walker, H.J. (eds) Engineered Coasts. Coastal Systems and Continental Margins, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0099-3_9
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