What are the characteristics of the Qiantang River tide? What is the middle reaches of the Qiantang River also called?

Contents of this article

1. What are the characteristics of the Qiantang River Tide?

2. What is the middle reaches of the Qiantang River also called?

3. Qiantang River Tide and other Three Wonders

What are the characteristics of the Qiantang River tide?

When the tide first arrives, a white silk thread appears across the river, accompanied by a rumbling sound, just like thunder rolling in the sky. The tide comes from far away, rushing over. It is like a group of white swans lined up in a line, fluttering and flying. The tide pushes and the sound becomes stronger. In an instant, the white silk-like tide crest rushes in front of you, and a three or four meter high water wall stands upright on the river surface, pouring down waves, splashing pearls and jade, and the momentum is like a thousand horses galloping.

When the tide surges to the seawall, it raises a 9-meter-high tidal peak. These clusters of radiating water splashes swallow up the sound of the universe, which is spectacular and powerful. After the tide stirs up a huge echo, the tide flies away calmly. Someone wrote: "When the tide comes, it splashes snow and floats in the sky, and when the tide goes, it thunders and becomes silent again", which accurately describes the spectacular scene of the tide coming and going.

What is the middle reaches of the Qiantang River also called?

1. Qiantang River is the largest river in Zhejiang Province. It is the source of the Liangzhe Road in the Song Dynasty and the source of the name of Zhejiang Province when it was established in the early Ming Dynasty. Starting from the Xin'an River in the north, the river is 588.73 kilometers long, and starting from the Majinxi River in the upper reaches of the Qujiang River in the south, the river is 522.22 kilometers long.

2. From its source, it flows through the southern part of Anhui Province and Zhejiang Province, with a basin area of ​​55,058 square kilometers, and flows into the East China Sea through Hangzhou Bay.

3. The Qiantang River tide is known as "the best tide in the world" and is one of the world's natural wonders. It is an especially huge tidal surge caused by the celestial gravity, the centrifugal effect of the earth's rotation, and the special topography of the trumpet-shaped mouth of the Hangzhou Bay.

Qiantang River Tide and What Are the Three Great Wonders?

The Qiantang River tide, the Amazon River strong tidal surges and the Ganges River strong tidal surges are known as the three major tidal wonders.

1. The Qiantang River Tide, known as the "No. 1 Tide in the World", is a natural wonder of the world. It is an especially huge tidal surge caused by the centrifugal effect of celestial gravity and the earth's rotation, plus the special topography of the trumpet-shaped mouth of the Hangzhou Bay.

2. The Amazon River is a strong tidal river. From its estuary to the north, the 160 kilometers to the border with Guyana are all sandy beaches and reefs. The water depth is less than 7 meters, but the tidal waves roar loudly, hitting the coast at a speed of 15 to 25 kilometers per hour, and the waves are as high as 1.5 to 4 meters.

3. The Ganges is a strong tidal river. The middle reaches of the Ganges are from Allahabad to West Bengal. The Ganges receives its largest tributary, the Jumunah River, and the water volume increases greatly. The river becomes wider, the shape becomes curved, and the terrain becomes flat.

Watching the Qiantang River's autumn tides was a popular custom as early as the Han, Wei, and Six Dynasties, and became even more popular during the Tang and Song dynasties. It is said that the 18th day of the eighth lunar month is the birthday of the God of Tide, so the tide peak is the highest. The Southern Song Dynasty court once stipulated that the navy would be reviewed on the Qiantang River on this day, and this custom was followed, and the 18th day of the eighth lunar month gradually became a tide-watching festival.