Qiantang River（錢塘江）

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Qiantang River is the largest river in Zhejiang Province, running along a total length of 688 kilometers (427.5 miles). The river serves as a hinge, playing an important role in the water-transportation between East and West.

The extraordinary surging soaring tide of the Qiantang River is an absolutely spectacular sight and it is said that only the Amazon River's tide can rival it! As a world-renowned wonder of nature, the tide is created by the gravitational pull of the stars and planets.

The turn of the tide takes place on the eighteenth day of the eighth lunar month (also around Mid-Autumn Day). At that time the water can rise up to 9 meters (30 feet) and travel at up to 40 kilometers (25 miles) per hour and the roaring of the river's rushing water may sound like thunder. Every year, millions of spectators flock here to watch this phenomenon created by Mother Nature herself. Every year a Tidal Bore Watching Festival, along with various activities, takes place in celebration of the soaring tide.

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