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Boats on the Red River Wharf by painter Đỗ Đức Thuận in 1930. In the 19th century, the Red River was thought to be a lucrative trade route to China. The late 19th-century French explorers were able to travel up the Red River until Manhao in South Yunnan, and then overland toward Kunming. [5]
The Red River or Red Water (Chinese: 赤水; pinyin: Chishui; lit. 'red water') is an important feature in the mythological geography of Chinese literature, including novels and poetry over a course of over two millennia from the Warring States to early Han dynasty era poetry of the Chuci onward.
Red River usually refers to one of the following: Red River (Asia) (Chinese characters: 紅河, 红河, Hóng Hé; Vietnamese: Sông Hồng) in China and Vietnam; Red River of the North in Canada and the United States; Red River of the South, a tributary of the Mississippi in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana in the United States
The Red River is the second largest river in Vietnam and one of the five largest rivers on the East Asia coast. Its catchment covers parts of China and Vietnam and its water and sediment discharges greatly influence the hydrology in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Red River or Red Water: one of the colored rivers flowing from Kunlun. In his poem "Li Sao", Qu Yuan crosses it on a bridge formed by dragons which he summons for the purpose; White River or White Water: one of the colored rivers flowing from Kunlun; Black River or Black Water: one of the colored rivers flowing from Kunlun
The Red River basin is shared by China, Laos and Vietnam. The main Red River is approximately 1,140 kilometres (710 mi) in length and covers over 500 kilometres (310 mi) in Vietnam. The coastal areas of the Red River Delta support a complex system of natural, semi-natural and agricultural vegetation types.
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The Red River and its valley became the focus of renewed reconnaissance activities in order to find a commercial entrance into China for the French colonial empire. Just by accident the mission had discovered the potential of the Red River (Chinese: Hồng Hà, Vietnamese: Songkoi or Sông Cái), which flows from Dali in Yunnan across south ...