The Ulan Moron (, , lit. "Red River"; zh, 乌兰木伦, p ), Mar Qu ( Tibetan), or Tuotuo River (, p ''Tuótuó Hé'', lit. "Tearful River";Powers, John & al. ''Historical Dictionary of Tibet''
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Scarecrow Press (Plymouth), 2012. Accessed 14 August 2013. ) is the second longest source of the Yangtze River after Dangqu River, with a total length of long, located in

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. The Ulan Moron begins as melt-off from the Geladandong glaciers and runs to a confluence with the Dangqu or Dam Chu River, where they form the Tongtian River, which subsequently becomes the Yangtze River. Although the Dangqu has been found to be the longest source of the Yangtze under the usual modern criteria, the Ulan Moron has been traditionally regarded as the main river and source. It belongs to the

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watershed basin.

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