Qiantang River
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The Qiantang River is a major river in eastern China famed for its dramatic tidal bore, one of the largest and most powerful in the world.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qian-t’ang Chiang | 1 |
| Qiantang Jiang | 1 |
| Qiantang River basin | 1 |
| Qiantang River system | 1 |
| Qiantang River tidal bore | 1 |
| Qiantang River tidal bore viewing | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Qiantang River
ⓘ
surface form:
Qian-t’ang Chiang
Qiantang River ⓘ
surface form:
Qiantang Jiang
|
| basinCountry | China ⓘ |
| cityOnRiver |
Haining
ⓘ
Hangzhou ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Hangzhou Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
Hangzhou Bay Bridge (near its mouth)
Qiantang River Bridge ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Zhejiang Province ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | East China Sea ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Hangzhou
ⓘ
Zhejiang Province ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dramatic tidal bore
ⓘ
large tidal range ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | Mid-Autumn Festival tidal-bore watching tradition ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance |
fisheries
ⓘ
port activities in Hangzhou Bay ⓘ regional trade ⓘ |
| hasEvent | annual tidal bore festival in Haining ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fuchun River
ⓘ
Lan River ⓘ Xin’an River ⓘ |
| hasRisk | dangerous tidal bore waves ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction |
Qiantang River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Qiantang River tidal bore viewing
|
| influences |
coastal erosion and deposition in Hangzhou Bay
ⓘ
local shipping conditions in Hangzhou Bay ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
largest tidal bores in the world
ⓘ
most powerful tidal bores in the world ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern China ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | China Standard Time ⓘ |
| mouthOfTheWatercourse | Hangzhou Bay ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Hangzhou
ⓘ
surface form:
Qiantang (historic name of Hangzhou)
|
| notableFor |
Qiantang River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Qiantang River tidal bore
tidal bore ⓘ |
| partOf |
East China coastal river systems
ⓘ
Qiantang River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Qiantang River basin
|
| passesThrough |
Hangzhou Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
Hangzhou Bay area
|
| region |
Yangtze River Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Yangtze River Delta region
|
| tributary |
Fuchun River
ⓘ
Xin’an River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ navigation ⓘ tourism ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Qiantang Jiang
this entity surface form:
Qian-t’ang Chiang
subject surface form:
Eastern China
this entity surface form:
Qiantang River system
this entity surface form:
Qiantang River tidal bore viewing
this entity surface form:
Qiantang River tidal bore
this entity surface form:
Qiantang River basin