Ch'ien-tang
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
Ch'ien-tang river, China: see Fuchun .
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Fuchun
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... China Sea at Hangzhou. The tide rushing into the river from the bay causes a bore from 5 to 15 ft (1.5-4.6 m) high, which sweeps past Hangzhou and menaces shipping in the harbor. The names sometimes appear as Fu-ch'un and Tsientang or Ch'ien-tang.
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