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> [For centuries, the Yangtze River - the longest in Asia - has played an important role in China's history, culture, and economy. The Yangtze is as quintessentially Chinese as the Nile is Egyptian or the Rhine is German. Many businesses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-mackinnon/for-centuries-the-yangtze-river-the-longest-in-asia-has-played-an/)

[Rebecca MacKinnon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-mackinnon/)

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> [Swlmmlng After swallowing some water at Changsha I taste a Wuchang fish in the surf and swim across the Yangtze River that winds ten thousand li. I see the entire Chu sky. Wind batters me, waves hit me-I don't care.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mao-zedong/swlmmlng-after-swallowing-some-water-at-changsha-i-taste-a-wuchang/)

[Mao Zedong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mao-zedong/)

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