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.

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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

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East China Sea receivesRiver Qiantang River
Higashi Shina Kai hasMajorRiverMouth Qiantang River
Qiantang River notableFor Qiantang River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Qiantang River tidal bore
Qiantang River alsoKnownAs Qiantang River
this entity surface form: Qiantang Jiang
Qiantang River alsoKnownAs Qiantang River
this entity surface form: Qian-t’ang Chiang
Qiantang River hasTouristAttraction Qiantang River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Qiantang River tidal bore viewing
Qiantang River partOf Qiantang River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Qiantang River basin
eastern China contains Qiantang River
subject surface form: Eastern China
Zhejiang Province contains Qiantang River
Hangzhou traversedByRiver Qiantang River
East China coastal river systems hasPart Qiantang River
this entity surface form: Qiantang River system
Hangzhou Bay mouthOf Qiantang River
Hangzhou Bay hasHydrologicalFeature Qiantang River
this entity surface form: Qiantang River tidal bore
Hangzhou Bay connectsBodyOfWater Qiantang River
Hangzhou Bay hasTourismAttraction Qiantang River
this entity surface form: Qiantang River tidal bore viewing
Lan River partOf Qiantang River
this entity surface form: Qiantang River system
Lan River tributaryOf Qiantang River
Fuchun River partOf Qiantang River
this entity surface form: Qiantang River system
Fuchun River tributaryOf Qiantang River
Fuchun River mouthLocation Qiantang River
this entity surface form: Qiantang River near Hangzhou
Xin’an River tributaryOf Qiantang River
Xin’an River partOf Qiantang River
this entity surface form: Qiantang River system
Qiantang River Bridge crosses Qiantang River
Haining locatedOn Qiantang River
Haining knownFor Qiantang River
this entity surface form: Qiantang River tidal bore
Haining hasAttraction Qiantang River
this entity surface form: Haining Tidal Bore
Shen Kuo placeOfBirth Qiantang River
this entity surface form: Qiantang
Wu Zixu associatedRiver Qiantang River
Jiaxing hasRiver Qiantang River
this entity surface form: Qiantang River basin
Six Harmonies Pagoda situatedOn Qiantang River
Six Harmonies Pagoda overlooks Qiantang River
Shaoxing locatedOnRiver Qiantang River
this entity surface form: Qiantang River basin