The Jialing River , formerly known by numerous other names , is a major tributary of the Yangtze River in the Sichuan Basin . It is named after the Jialing Valley in Feng County , Shaanxi through which it flows.
17-540: The Jialing River's most notable characteristic was formerly its pellucid green waters. It is also notable for its sinuous course in its lower reaches. From Zhangwang Miao (Temple of Zhangfei) in Langzhong to the mouth, the distance as the crow flies is 223 kilometres (139 mi). However the river itself travels 680 kilometres (420 mi). The most tortuous part of its course is between Nanchong and Wusheng County . The name Jialing did not come into general use until
34-507: Is a county-level city in northeastern Sichuan province, China, located on the middle reaches of the Jialing River . It is administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Nanchong . Langzhong has a total population of 622,667, with 303,044 residing in the urban area in 2020. Langzhong is famous for its historic centre, home to 30,000 of its residents. It is one of the best preserved historic towns of China, dating back to
51-884: Is located at the head of the Baozuo River , considered a tributary of the Bailong River , itself the primary tributary and main stem of the Jialing River system. The branches named Jialing and Bailong meet in Guangyuan in Sichuan and continue as the Jialing to the Yangtze. The river reaches the floor of the Sichuan Basin at Langzhong and continues in a sinuous route into Chongqing and its junction with
68-495: Is located in the northeast of the province and the northern part of the Sichuan Basin on the middle reaches of the Jialing River . Within the city's administrative area, elevations generally increase from southwest to northeast and range from 328 metres (1,076 ft) to 888 metres (2,913 ft), while rivers flow for 59.4 kilometres (36.9 mi). The area is dominated by low-lying mountains and hills. As with much of
85-417: Is sometimes added that his technique was foiled by Li Sixun , who accompanied him and followed the traditional practice of working slowly from numerous prepared sketches. To the extent that it is grounded in a real event, however, it probably only reflects Wu's speed of execution and not a lack of reliance on sketches. Around 1880, four out of Chongqing 's 24 shipping guilds were concerned with shipping along
102-575: The Han and Tang , it was an important center for astronomical research . Under the Yuan , Ming , and Qing , it was known as Baoning . Over the late imperial period, it served as Sichuan's provincial capital for a total of ten years. It was well known for its salt wells . It has also long been an important military town of Sichuan. The old town of Langzhong is built according to Feng shui principles. The dedicated military, trade and residential quarters of
119-850: The Tang Dynasty . Before that, it was generally known as the Ba , although it also appears as the Lang and Yu as well. In the 19th century, it was known by the Sichuanese as the Small or Little River , by comparison with the Jinsha and Yangtze . The source of the Jialing, in name, is in the Jialin, which means "the tomb of Jia (嘉陵)" in Chinese. Jia (赵代王嘉) was the last king of State Zhao ( 赵国 ), who
136-467: The Tang dynasty . The city was also the seat of the former Anglican Diocese of Szechwan . The site of present-day Langzhong served for a time as the capital of Ba , a native but sinicized Sichuan state during China 's Warring States period . It takes its present name from its role as the seat of Langzhong County , established by Qin two years after its 316 BC conquest of Shu and Ba. Under
153-1020: The Yangtze River . Besides the Bailong River which forms a portion of the main stem, the largest tributaries of the Jialing River include the Xihan River , the Fu River (also known as Sui He), and the Qu River . The Xihan meets the Jialing in Shaanxi, while both the Fu and the Qu join the Jialing's respective right and left banks in Hechuan , Chongqing. The cities along the Jialing's course include Tianshui , Baoji , Longnan , Guangyuan , Langzhong , Nanchong , and Chongqing . Cities found within
170-576: The Han during the 5th and 4th centuries BC. The Jialing figures in one of the legends surrounding the Tang -era artist Wu Daozi . During the Kaiyuan Era of the Emperor Xuanzong , Wu was commissioned to depict the course of the Jialing and sent to Sichuan to travel its length for the work. Supposedly, he returned to the imperial palace and completed it in a single day from memory. It
187-566: The Jialing's basin and along its tributaries include Tianshui , Baoji , Longnan , Longnan , Mianyang , Suining , Bazhong , Wanyuan , Dazhou , and Guang'an . A total of 151 species of fish inhabit the river, of which 51 species are endemic to the Yangtze River basin. The Han and Jialing basins were the heartland of the ancient state of Ba , whose major cities were located at the sites of their tributaries' confluences. The Jialing assumed greater importance when Chu expanded up
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#1732765797220204-580: The Jialing. Chongqing , Lingshi , Lezhi , and Hechuan all developed shipyards. In the 1920s, five of Chongqing's eight ferry guilds plied routes across the Jialing. Following the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the river was repeatedly dredged and straightened until it was navigable throughout the year by the early 1970s. 29°34′16″N 106°34′52″E / 29.5711°N 106.581°E / 29.5711; 106.581 Langzhong Langzhong (formerly known as Paoning )
221-402: The annual rainfall occurs from June to September. Langzhong comprises 5 subdistricts, 19 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township: Li Sixun Li Sixun (651–716 Chinese : 李思训 ; Wade–Giles : Li Ssu-hsün ) was a Chinese noble and painter of landscapes who lived during the Tang dynasty . According to Encyclopædia Britannica , he is considered by Dong Qichang to be
238-585: The founder of the Northern school of landscape painting. As a member of the royal family, he had the honorary title of general. His son Li Zhaodao was also a painter and so the father is distinguished as General Li Senior or the Elder . He used brightly coloured mineral pigments , especially azurite blue and malachite green. His technique was meticulous and detailed so that large works such as murals might take months to complete. This article about
255-518: The rest of the province, Langzhong has a monsoon -influenced humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cwa ), with dry, temperate winters, and long, hot, humid summers. The monthly daily average temperature ranges from 6.1 °C (43.0 °F) in January to 26.7 °C (80.1 °F) in July. The frost-free period lasts 290 days per year, while annual sunshine amounts to 1,400 hours. Close to two-thirds of
272-575: The town are located in a location corresponding to a particular element in Feng shui. The town itself is position centrally with respect to 4 mountains around it. Since 1985, the PRC government has awarded Langzhong with various accolades on three separate occasions. In 1986 the State Council named it a famous and historical town. In 1991, it was finally upgraded to county-level city status. Langzhong
289-481: Was kidnapped to State Qin (now called Tianshui , Gansu Province, 甘肃省 天水市 ) after Qin defeated Zhao. The river briefly flows through Gansu before reentering Shaanxi and then crossing south into Sichuan . The longest stem of the Jialing River, however, can be traced to a source in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture , Sichuan and the entire river is 1,345 kilometres (836 mi) long. This source
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