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Chi River (Han River)
The Chi River () is a Chinese river that is a tributary to the Hanshui, or Han River, which ultimately flows into the Yangtze. Its total length is and drains an area of . The difference in elevation between its source and mouth is . Notes Rivers of Shaanxi {{China-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chi River Basin
__NOTOC__ Chi may refer to: __NOTOC__ Greek *Chi (letter) (Χ or χ), the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet Chinese * ''Chi'' (length) (尺), a traditional unit of length, about ⅓ meter *Chi (mythology) (螭), a dragon *Chi (surname) (池, pinyin: ''chí'') * ''Ch'i'' or ''qi'' (氣), "energy force" *Chinese language (ISO 639-2 code "chi") *Ji (surname), various surnames written Chi in Wade–Giles Arts and entertainment * ''Chi'' (2013 film), a Canadian documentary film * ''Chi'' (2019 film), a Burmese drama film *'' Chi: On the Movements of the Earth'', a manga series by Uoto *''The Chi'', an American drama television series * Chi (''Chobits''), a character in the manga series ''Chobits'' *Sailor Chi, a character in the manga series ''Sailor Moon'' *Chi, a character in the manga series ''Chi's Sweet Home'' *"Chi", a song by Korn from the 1996 album ''Life Is Peachy'' Science and mathematics *Chi, the hyperbolic cosine integral *CHI (conference) for SIGCHI and its an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanshui
The Han River, also known by its Chinese names Hanshui and Hanjiang, is a major river in Central China. A left tributary of the Yangtze, the longest river in Asia, it has a length of and is the longest tributary of the Yangtze system. The river gave its name to the ancient Chinese Han dynasty, which marked one of ancient China's first golden ages and through it, to the Han Chinese, the dominant ethnic group in modern China and the most populous ethnic group in the world. It is also the namesake of the city of Hanzhong on its upper course. Geography The headwaters of the Han flow from Mount Bozhong in southwestern Shaanxi. The stream then travels east across the southern part of that province. Its highland valley—known as the Qinba Laolin—divides and is protected by the Qinling or Qin Mountains to its north and the Dabashan or Daba Mountains to its south. The main cities are Hanzhong in the west and Ankang in the east. It then enters Hubei. It crosses most of Hub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yangtze
The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ) is the longest river in Eurasia and the third-longest in the world. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains of the Tibetan Plateau and flows including Dam Qu River the longest source of the Yangtze, in a generally easterly direction to the East China Sea. It is the fifth-largest primary river by discharge volume in the world. Its drainage basin comprises one-fifth of the land area of China, and is home to nearly one-third of the country's population. The Yangtze has played a major role in the history, culture, and economy of China. For thousands of years, the river has been used for water, irrigation, sanitation, transportation, industry, boundary-marking, and war. The Yangtze Delta generates as much as 20% of China's GDP, and the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze is the largest hydro-electric power station in the world. In mid-2014, the Chinese government announced it was building a multi-tier transport network, comprising railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
