The origin and development of the major rivers in the eastern Tibetan Plateau have been a
special focus of research because of the close links recognized between river formation …

The timing of formation of the Three Gorges, a critical capture point on the Yangtze River,
has been debated for more than a century. In this paper, we review the existing evidence …

The sedimentary archive of the Jianchuan Basin provides a critical constraint on the
formation of the “First Bend”, a major geomorphological feature of the Yangtze River …

Abstract The Pearl River is one of the largest rivers entering the South China Sea, yet its
initiation time remains debated, a topic we address using Pb isotopes in detrital K‐feldspar …

The formation of the Three Gorges (TG), the most important capture point along the Yangtze
River, has been debated since the last century. Most of hypotheses on its formation are …

Detrital zircon U–Pb geochronology has become the gold standard in evaluating source to
sink relationships in sedimentary basins. However, the physical and chemical robustness of …

The warm‐temperate and subtropical climate zones of East Asia are a hotspot of plant
species richness and endemism, including a noticeable number of species‐poor Tertiary …

The development of modern drainage patterns in eastern Tibet is closely related to uplift of
the Tibetan Plateau. The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia. When and how this river …

The unusual drainage pattern of the Jinsha River (upper Yangtze) is closely linked to the
uplift of the Tibetan Plateau, but when this pattern became established is controversial. In …

The evolution of the Yangtze River, the longest river in Asia, provides a spectacular example
for understanding the Cenozoic interaction between tectonics, climate, and surficial …