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Qiantang river, China: see Fuchun .
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Huge tide expected in Qiantang this month
Newspaper article from: China Daily Shao Xiaoyi September 19, 2005 700+ words ...massive tide is expected to sweep over the Qiantang River in Hangzhou, capital city of East...before," Bao told China Daily. The Qiantang River bore, known as the "No 1 Tide...Meteorological Bureau. The bores at the Qiantang River on September 21 are expected to... |
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30 Qiantang Tide Watchers Narrowly Escape Death
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency September 2, 2000 700+ words ...Friday by tide were all rescued from the Qiantang River today, and six seriously injured...hundreds of tourists gathered off the Qiantang River in Xiaoshan City to view its magical...tourists have come to the city for the Qiantang River Wave Watching Festival, which... |
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High tide at Qiantang River
Newspaper article from: China Daily CHEN ZHIYONG,China Daily staff September 24, 2003 700+ words ...at the tide-watching pavilion by the Qiantang River for the whole morning, sexagenarian...witness the annual natural wonder - the Qiantang Tide. Some sat in blue sheds and some...for people living by the mouth of the Qiantang River to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival... |
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Qiantang Tide Festival to Be Held in Zhejiang
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire September 4, 1996 700+ words The spectacular Qiantang tidal wave is on the schedule of events...at a press conference today. The Qiantang tide is considered the world's most...town in the city of Haining, along the Qiantang river's north bank, and Zheshan... |
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Qiantang tide-watching festival to be held in September
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency July 25, 2003 700+ words Qiantang tide-watching festival to be held in...international tide- watching festival on the Qiantang River will be staged in Haining City of...Straits. The bell-shaped mouth of the Qiantang River that runs through the province helps... |
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CCTV to Televise Qiantang Tide Live
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency June 29, 2000 700+ words ...have a chance to watch the tide of the Qiantang River, one of China's natural wonders...its channels 1 and 4. The tide of the Qiantang near Haining, a booming city in east...say that the bell-shaped mouth of the Qiantang River near the city helps form the not... |
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Local Government Applies to Place Qiantang Tide on World Heritage
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency April 24, 2002 700+ words ...Organization (UNESCO) to have the tide of the Qiantang River placed on the World Heritage list...and the world asa whole," Wang said. Qiantang tide near Haining is regarded as one...say that the bell-shaped mouth of the Qiantang near the city helps form the not-to... |
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Qiantang River Tide-Watching Gala Opens
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire September 28, 1996 700+ words '96 China International Qiantang River Tide-Watching Festival, the third of its kind, kicked...of Haining. Watching the spectacular tidal waves on the bank of Qiantang River in late August of the Chinese Lunar Calendar is a centuries... |
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New Bridge on Qiantang River to Open
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire December 12, 1996 700+ words Construction of a bridge on the Qiantang River in Zhejiang Province is near completion, and the span...meters long and 29.5 meters wide. It is the third bridge on the Qiantang River in the southeast of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang... |
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Watching tides at Qiantang
Newspaper article from: China Daily HU YUANYONG May 11, 2002 700+ words ...am everyday, Wu Chixin begins his daily routine at the Qiantang River Hydrology Station in East China's Zhejiang Province...This 62-year-old works as a "tide watcher" on the Qiantang River. He has no fellow workers, except his dog Phoenix... |
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