Yalu River

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The Yalu River is a major East Asian river that forms much of the border between North Korea and China and has long held strategic and historical significance in the region.

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Yalu River canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international river
river
basinCountry China
North Korea
borderLengthRole forms much of the China–North Korea border
continent Asia
countryOnBank China
North Korea
crossesOrAdjacentToCity Dandong
Sinuiju, Korea
surface form: Sinuiju
drainageBasinArea approximately 63,000 square kilometers
emptiesInto Korea Bay
Yellow Sea
flowsAlongAdministrativeRegion Chagang Province
North Pyongan Province
Ryanggang Province
flowsNearAdministrativeRegion Jilin Province
flowsThroughAdministrativeRegion Liaoning
surface form: Liaoning Province
formsBorderBetween China
North Korea
hasBridge Sino–Korean Friendship Bridge
Yalu River Broken Bridge
hasEconomicImportance cross-border trade between China and North Korea
hasHistoricalSignificance Korean War
Russo-Japanese War
First Sino-Japanese War
surface form: Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895
hasStrategicImportance military significance in conflicts involving China, Korea, and Japan
hasTributary Ai River
Changjin River
Hunjiang River
languageName Chinese name Yalu Jiang
Korean name Amnok River
length approximately 494 miles
approximately 795 kilometers
locatedInRegion East Asia
mouthLocation Korea Bay
Yellow Sea
notableBattle Battle of the Yalu River
surface form: Battle of the Yalu River (1894)

Battle of the Yalu River
surface form: Battle of the Yalu River (1904)
notableEvent Chinese People’s Volunteer Army crossed during Korean War
partOf China–North Korea border system
sourceLocation Paektu Mountain
surface form: Changbai Mountains

border of Jilin Province and North Korea
usedFor fishing
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
transportation

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Korean Peninsula hasMajorRiver Yalu River
Liaodong Peninsula near Yalu River
Jilin Province hasMajorRiver Yalu River
Tumen River relatedBodyOfWater Yalu River
Korea Bay hasMajorRiverMouth Yalu River
Sinuiju, Korea locatedOnRiver Yalu River
subject surface form: Sinuiju
Sinuiju, Korea borderRiver Yalu River
subject surface form: Sinuiju
Dandong locatedOnRiver Yalu River
North Pyongan Province hasBorder Yalu River