Qiantang River
Sign in to saveAlso known as Qiantang Jiang, Chien-tang, Chien-tang River, Chien-t'ang, Chien-t'ang River, Cientang, Chien Tang River, Chien Tang
river in western Zhejiang, China
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Within Vinony's link graph, Qiantang River is referenced by 380 other articles, and connects out to Anhui, Zhejiang and Hangzhou.
The entry is geolocated on the map.
Vinony files it under Rivers of Anhui, Rivers of Jiangxi and Rivers of Zhejiang.
Its subject is documented across 33 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Etymology
- 钱塘县附近的河流
- Country
- China
- Province
- Zhejiang , Anhui
- Source
- 兰江
- Location
- Qingzhidaijian (青芝埭尖), Xiuning , Anhui
- Elevation
- 810 m (2,660 ft)
- 2nd source
- Xin'an River
- Mouth
- Hangzhou Bay
- Basin size
- 55,558 km (21,451 sq mi)
- Cities
- Hangzhou
- Left
- Jiu Stream
- Right
- Cao'e River , Puyang River
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Wikidata facts
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- Commons category
- Qiantang River
- mouth of the watercourse
- Hangzhou Bay
- watershed area
- 55600
- lake on watercourse
- Qiandao Lake
- described by source
- Gujin Tushu Jicheng
- native label
- 钱塘江
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
Qiantang River Bridge Map of the Qiantang watershed basin, in Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangsu, and Jiangxi The Liuhe Pagoda built in 1165 on the Yuelun Hill in Hangzhou during the Song dynasty faces the Qiantang River.
The Qiantang River, formerly known as the Hangchow River or Tsientang River, is a river in East China. An important commercial artery, it runs for 459 kilometers (285 mi) through Zhejiang, passing through the provincial capital Hangzhou before flowing into the East China Sea via Hangzhou Bay south of Shanghai. Its original name, the "Zhe River" or "Zhe Jiang", is the origin of the name of Zhejiang province. The river is also known, along with Hangzhou Bay, for having what is called by locals as the "Silver Dragon", the world's largest tidal bore, a phenomenon where the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave (or waves) that can rise to a height of 9 meters (30 ft) and travels up the river or narrow bay at top speeds of 40 km/h (25 mph; 11 m/s) against the direction of the river or bay's current, and can be seen from miles away.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Qiantang River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.