The painting, "Song of the Yangtze River", was created by four artists: Li Jinkun, Lin Yangjie, Mo Fei and Huang Tao in 2021. 

The painting outlines the beauty and grandeur of the Yangtze River. 

The Yangtze River is the world’s third longest river at nearly 6,400 kilometers.

It rises in the Tanggula Mountains in west-central China and flows past Qinghai, Tibet, Yunnan, Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and Shanghai, where it empties into the East China Sea. 

The Yangtze River plays an important role in China. The basin is rich in natural resources. It accounts for 70 percent of the country's rice output. 

The Yangtze boasts a rich biodiversity in mineral and water resources. But overfishing and pollution have threatened its aquatic life and depleted fish stocks. 

In 2020, "The Yangtze River Protection Law of the People's Republic of China" was implemented.   

The law covers land and water resources, water pollution, ecology, development and transformation of traditional industries.

There are more than 350 kinds of fish in the Yangtze River. 

The once endangered Chinese sturgeon is a species now under first-class state protection in China.

In the past 40 years, Chinese experts have been conducting reintroduction events, including releasing captive-bred fry. 

As of 2021, more than 5 million Chinese sturgeons have been released into the Yangtze River.

It is expected that by 2025, and by 2030 at the latest, the economy of the Yangtze River basin will account for more than half of China's economy through vigorous protection and upgrading.

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