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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.
12 wrz 2024 · 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.
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.
Chinese geologists in Yunnan identify the upper Yuan Jiang (Red River) as a dry-hot valley area and point out that the forest has been completely stripped away in areas below 1200 metres above sea level, leaving only “barren mountains and unruly waters” (‘窮山惡水’ Du 2005: 71).
1 paź 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.
The Red River, also known as the Hong River and Sông Cái in Vietnamese, and the Yuan River in Chinese, is a 1,149-kilometer (714 mi)-long river that flows from Yunnan in Southwest China through northern Vietnam to the Gulf of Tonkin.
Chinese Red River dams are causing repeated alluvium shortages, floods as well as droughts in Vietnam, experts say. The situation is set to worsen and Hanoi has to pay due attention, they add.
