The Yongding River ( Chinese : 永定河 ; pinyin : Yǒngdìng Hé ; Wade–Giles : Yungting Ho ) is a river in northern China . It is one of the main tributaries in the Hai River system and is the largest river to flow through Beijing . In recent years, the Beijing segment of the river has dried up due to environmental issues. The Beijing municipal government has invested 16 billion yuan in an effort to replace the riverbed with parkland or smaller bodies of water.
16-1153: (Redirected from Yongding District ) Yongding ( 永定 ) may refer to: Yongding River , in Beijing Yongding District, Longyan , a district in Longyan, Fujian Yongding District, Zhangjiajie , a district in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Yongding Subdistrict , a subdistrict in Yongding District, Zhangjiajie Towns [ edit ] Yongding, Beijing , in Mentougou District , Beijing Yongding, Sichuan , in Nanbu County , Sichuan Yongding, Xinjiang , in Huocheng County , Xinjiang Yongding, Yunnan , in Fumin County , Yunnan [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
32-502: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Yongding River The river was originally called Wuding River ( Chinese : 無定河 ; pinyin : Wúdìng Hé ), literally "unfixed river", because its flow was irregular. When the Kangxi Emperor reigned, he enacted various hydraulic engineering projects in the region to rein in the seasonal flooding. After those projects,
48-659: The Guanting Reservoir , the biggest reservoir serving Beijing, and takes on the name Yongding. It enters Beijing Municipality through the Xishan Mountains west of the city in Mentougou District and descends into the flatlands of Fengtai and Daxing Districts. The river eventually flows back into Hebei Province and then on to Tianjin Municipality , where it meets the Hai River just before
64-840: The Liao dynasty , the river moved southwest to its present course, and the Lugou Bridge was built over it in 1189. When Marco Polo visited the city during the Yuan dynasty , he crossed the Yongding River on the Lugou Bridge, which became known as the Marco Polo Bridge . The river has been known colloquially as the Wuding River or the "River of Instability." In 1698, the Qing dynasty Kangxi Emperor 's government reinforced
80-755: The Northern Canal . The southern and northern canals are parts of the Grand Canal . The Southern Canal is joined by the Wei River at Linqing . The Northern Canal joins with the Bai He (or Chaobai River ) at Tongzhou . The Northern Canal (sharing a channel with Bai He) is also the only waterway from the sea to Beijing . Therefore, early Westerners also called the Hai He the Bai He. At Tianjin, through
96-660: The Grand Canal, the Hai connects with the Yellow and Yangtze rivers. The construction of the Grand Canal greatly altered the rivers of the Hai He basin. Previously, the Wei, Ziya Yongding and Bai Rivers flowed separately to the sea. The Grand Canal cut through the lower reaches of these rivers and fused them into one outlet to the sea, in the form of the current Hai He. The Hai River is 1,329 kilometers (826 mi) long measured from
112-719: The Hai River was called the lower section of the Jie River. In the Jin and Yuan dynasties, it was renamed as Zhígǔ River (直沽河, lit. “Straight Gu River") and Dàgǚ River (大沽河, lit. “Great Gu River") respectively. The name Hai River first appeared towards the end of the Ming dynasty . The Hai River at Tianjin is formed by the confluence of five watercourses: the Southern Canal , Ziya River , Daqing River , Yongding River , and
128-581: The United States. Adjutant-General's Office. Military Information Division. Like the Yellow River, the Hai is exceedingly muddy because of the powdery soil through which it flows. The silt carried by the water deposits in the lower reaches, sometimes causing flooding. The waters from the five major tributaries only have one shallow outlet to the sea, which makes such floods stronger. Because China's capital (and second largest city), Beijing, and
144-596: The head of navigation at Tongzhou , but the crooked river was difficult for large vessels. During the Boxer Rebellion , Imperial Chinese forces deployed a weapon called "electric mines " on June 15, at the Baihe river before the Battle of Taku Forts (1900) , to prevent the western Eight-Nation Alliance from sending ships to attack. This was reported by American military intelligence in the United States. War Dept. by
160-609: The latter enters the city and then empties into the Bohai Sea at Tanggu . Part of the river is diverted before the juncture with the Hai, and flows directly into the Bohai Sea. This channel is called the Yongding New River (永定新河). Historically, the river was notorious for its flash floods and course changes. The river has taken at least three major courses through Beijing. According to the earliest historical records,
176-592: The longest tributary. However, the Hai River is only around 70 kilometers (43 mi) from Tianjin to its estuary. Its basin has an area of approximately 319,000 km (123,000 sq mi). On 20 May 1858, the Pei-ho, as it was then known, was the scene of an invasion by Anglo-French forces during the Second Opium War whereby the Taku Forts were captured. In 1863 seagoing ships could reach
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#1732773288769192-567: The river banks and rendered the current course permanent. Thereafter it became known as the Yongding River or the "River of Eternal Stability." Hai River The Hai River (海河, lit. "Sea River"), also known as the Peiho , Pei Ho ("White River"), or Hai Ho , is a Chinese river connecting Beijing to Tianjin and the Bohai Sea . During the Song dynasty , the main stream of
208-600: The river originally flowed northeast from Babaoshan toward what is now the Purple Bamboo Park in Haidian District and into Wenyu River . In the Western Han dynasty , the river flowed south from Deshengmen through what is now downtown Beijing, including Qianmen and Hongqiao and Longtan Lake , before leaving to the southeast. At that time, the city was southwest of today's city center. In
224-654: The river was renamed to its modern name, which means "ever-fixed river". The Yongding River is 650 kilometers (400 mi) in length and drains an area of 47,016 square kilometers (18,153 sq mi). It emerges from the Guancen Mountains (管涔山) in Ningwu County , Shanxi Province , where it is known as the Sanggan River (桑干河) and flows northeast into Inner Mongolia and then heads southeast into Hebei Province . In Huailai County , it fills
240-472: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yongding&oldid=854648827 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Chinese-language text Short description
256-660: The third largest city, Tianjin, both lie in the Hai He Basin, Hai He floods cause a significant loss. To alleviate flooding, reservoirs have been built and artificial channels dug to divert excess water directly into the sea. For example, the Chaobai River is diverted to the Chaobai Xin River and no longer joins with the Northern Canal. Due to industrial and urban development in the Hai He Basin,
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