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The Qiantang River (tch'yen-tang), formerly known as the Hangchow River [1] [2] [3] 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 .
Yanguan tidal bore (2017). The Bay is known for hosting the world's largest tidal bore, up to 9 meters (30 feet) high, and traveling up to 40 km (25 mi) per hour. Yanguan Town Tide-Viewing Park (盐官镇观潮胜地公园 Yánguān Zhèn Guāncháo Shèngdì Gōngyuán), on the north shore of Hangzhou Bay some 50 km east of the city of Hangzhou, is regarded as one of the best place to watch ...
The Qiantang River is the largest river in Zhejiang Province, China. Every year during August 15 to August 18 of the lunar month in China, the Qiantang Tide occurs. It is called "the Biggest Tide in the World". The world's largest tidal bore races up the Qiantang River through Hangzhou reaching up to 12 m (39 ft) in height. [citation needed]
The West Lake (Chinese: 西湖; pinyin: Xīhú; Wu Chinese pronunciation: [si ɦu]) is a freshwater lake in Hangzhou, China.Situated to the west of Hangzhou's former walled city, the lake has a surface area of 6.39 km 2 (2.47 sq mi), [1] stretching 3.2 km (2.0 mi) from north to south and 2.8 km (1.7 mi) from east to west. [2]
A bore in Morecambe Bay, in the United Kingdom Video of the Arnside Bore, in the United Kingdom The tidal bore in Upper Cook Inlet, in Alaska. A tidal bore, [1] often simply given as bore in context, is a tidal phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave (or waves) of water that travels up a river or narrow bay, reversing the direction of the river or bay's current.
The southern part of Qianjiang Century City, where the station is located, is designated for the Hangzhou Qiantang Bay Future Headquarters Base (QBFHB), a future hub for headquarters of major Chinese and international companies. The Fengbei station enables the transfers between for Metro Lines 6, 11, and 15, and will serve as a starting area ...
The canal would flow through the Qiantang River, the Puyang River, the Xixiao River, the Cao’e River, the Sishili River, the Yao River and the Yong River and would finally empty into the East China Sea in the mouth of the Yong River. More than 130 bridges and 8 navigation blocks were constructed in this project.
Before the mid-15th century, the river ran east of Linpu to flow in a winding, snakelike course to the south of Xiaoshan (萧山) and the northwest of Shaoxing (绍兴市), leaving numerous lakes along its course before emptying into Hangzhou Bay. The frequent flooding of the Puyang River has resulted in it being called the "Little Yellow River".