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World's Largest Tidal Bore, Qiantang River, China
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The Qiantang River (simplified Chinese: 钱塘江; traditional Chinese: 錢塘江; pinyin: Qiántáng Jiāng, also known as the Qian River) is a southeast Chinese river that originates in the borders Anhui and Jiangxi provinces and passes through Hangzhou, the capital Zhejiang province, before flowing into the East China Sea through Hangzhou Bay.
The lower stream Qiantang River is known as Fuchun (foo'choon') River, 285 mi (459 km) long in Zhejiang province. An important commercial artery, it flows NE to the East China Sea at Hangzhou.
The First Qiantang River Bridge in Hangzhou was the first steel bridge to span across a major river in China when it was built in the 1930s.
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