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This string of lakes used to form the main riverbed of the Yongding River, which now flows 50–60 km (31–37 mi) to the west. But 1,800 years ago, the Yongding flowed through Jishuitan and downtown Beijing and then into Longtan Lake and on to Tongzhou. [6] A major flood in 295 A.D. devastated part of Beijing, then known as Ji.
The Yongding River is 650 kilometers (400 mi) in length and drains an area of 47,016 square kilometers (18,153 sq mi). It emerges from the Guancen Mountains (管涔山) in Ningwu County, Shanxi Province, where it is known as the Sanggan River (桑干河) and flows northeast into Inner Mongolia and then heads southeast into Hebei Province.
Pages in category "Rivers of Beijing" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Chaobai River; H.
Wenyu river basin. The Wenyu River (Chinese: 温榆河; lit. 'hot springs and elm trees') is a major river in the suburbs of Beijing, belonging to the Hai River basin. It originates from Badaling in the northwest of Beijing and is formed by the confluence of the Dongsha, Beisha, and Nansha rivers, eventually joining the Tonghui River in Tongzhou, to the east of Beijing.
A vast swath of northeastern China is threatened by flooding as at least 90 rivers have risen above warning levels and 24 have already overflowed their banks, state media reported Tuesday. Crews ...
Interactive map with China's river basins, showing river names in Chinese. Table of rivers in China with Chinese names and useful data (dead link 01:15, 4 March 2013 (UTC)) v
Torrential rain has transformed Beijing's roads into rivers and killed at least two people and trapped hundreds, despite an overnight evacuation of thousands of residents on Monday. Hundreds of ...
Kunming Reservoir, which is fed from the Chaobai River and provides drinking water for Beijing. Small to medium-sized rivers provide the remaining water resources for Beijing municipality in the amount of 1 billion cubic meter per year during the 1980s and 1990, down from about 2 billion cubic meter per year during the 1960s and 1970s for all ...