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The Red River begins in China 's Yunnan province in the mountains south of Dali. Main headstreams Leqiu River, Xi River and Juli River confluence at Nanjian where they form the Lishe River. The Lishe River meets with another headstream, the Yijie River at Hongtupo, Chuxiong Prefecture.
Jul 25, 2014 · Newscom. -- A waterway in eastern China has mysteriously turned a blood red color. Residents in Zhejiang province said the river looked normal at 5 a.m. Beijing time on Thursday morning. Within an hour, the entire river turned crimson. Residents also said a strange smell wafted through the air.
Red River, principal river of northern Vietnam. It rises in central Yunnan province, southwestern China, and flows southeast in a deep, narrow gorge, across the Tonkin region, through Hanoi, to enter the Gulf of Tonkin after a course of 750 miles (1,200 km). Its two major tributaries, the Song Lo.
Jul 4, 2018 · A river in China flowed red on Friday, stunning onlookers who filmed the bizarre phenomenon. Residents demanded answers for the unusual color of the Xiangbi River in Yibin City, Sichuan, China,...
Oct 1, 2023 · The Yangtze River, commonly known as the longest and most populous river in China, is also known as the Red River. This is mainly because of its centuries-old sandbanks, which are often stained a rusty red color by the erosion and sedimentation of the river waters.
Dec 16, 2011 · Earlier this week, the Jian River that runs through the city of Luoyang, Henan province in northern China, turned bloody red.
Sep 7, 2012 · A stretch of China 's longest river has abruptly turned the color of tomato juice, and officials say they don't know why. Residents of the southwestern city of Chongqing first noticed that the...
The Yangtze flows through a wide array of ecosystems and is habitat to several endemic and threatened species including the Chinese alligator, the narrow-ridged finless porpoise, and also was the home of the now extinct Yangtze river dolphin (or baiji) and Chinese paddlefish, as well as the Yangtze sturgeon, which is extinct in the wild.
Red River, river, China and Vietnam. Red River, Chinese Yuan Chiang, Vietnamese Song Hong, chief river of N Vietnam, 730 mi (1,175 km) long, rising in Yunnan prov., S China, and flowing southeast, in deep, narrow gorges, through N Vietnam to form a great delta before entering the Gulf of Tonkin.
The Red River basin is shared by China, Laos and Viet Nam. The main Red River is approximately 1,140 km in length and covers over 500 km in Viet Nam. The coastal areas of the Red River Delta support a complex system of natural, semi-natural and agricultural vegetation types.
