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Ying River

Ying River

River in People's Republic of China

The Ying River (simplified Chinese: 颍河; traditional Chinese: 潁河; pinyin: Yǐng Hé) is the largest tributary of the Huai River with its origin in Henan Province, People's Republic of China.[2] From Zhoukou City in Henan, the river flows through Fuyang City in Anhui Province then empties into the Huai River at Zhengyang.[3]

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Seriously polluted along its entire length, in 2007 the Ying River's water quality was rated as below Grade 5 by the Chinese Environmental Protection Agency.[4]

Tributaries

The Sha River (沙河) is the largest tributary and from the confluence onward, the Ying River is often referred to as the Shaying River (沙颍河).[3]

The Shaying river at Fuyang, Anhui province.
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See also

References

  1. [1]
    辞海第六版 Cihai Ed. 6. (in Chinese) Shanghai. 2009. pp. 2754. "颍河(...)长557千米" (translation: Ying River(...)is 557 km long)
  2. [2]
    Jing,Zhengshu (2012). Encyclopedia of Rivers and Lakes in China (Huaihe River Basin Volume) (M) (in Chinese) (1 ed.). Beijing: China Water Conservancy and Hydropower Press. p. 289. ISBN 978-7517005636.
  3. [3]
    "Anhui Water Conservancy Bureau: Huai River Drainage System – Ying River (安徽省水利廳. 淮河水系－潁河.)" (in Chinese). Anhui Water Conservatory Portal (安徽水利信息網). December 22, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Grade Five Polluted Ying River Covered with White Foam (潁河全線水質劣五類 河面被白色泡沫覆蓋)" (in Chinese). ChinaFotoPress. March 11, 2007. Retrieved February 6, 2012.


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