Tao River
Tao River, Taohe River or Lu Chu is a right tributary of China's Yellow River. It starts in Xiqing Mountains near the Gansu–Qinghai border, flows eastward across Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and then northward more or less along the border between Dingxi Prefecture-level City in the east and Gannan and Linxia Prefectures in the west.Photo: 陇右甘南, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the People’s Republic of China
- Also known as: “Lu Chhu”, “Lu Qu”, “T’ao Ho”, “Tao Ha”, and “Taokhe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Liujiaxia Dam and Liujiaxia Mosque.
Liujiaxia Dam
Dam
Photo: Vmenkov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Liujiaxia Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on the upper Yellow River, in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture of China's Gansu Province. The dam and its hydroelectric facility are located in Liujia Gorge, or Liujiaxia, just downstream from where the Tao River flows into the Yellow River.
Liujiaxia Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Liujiaxia Mosque is situated 2½ km northwest of Tao River.
Tao River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Gansu, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Tao River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Tao”
- Bulgarian: “Таохъ”
- Cebuano: “Tao He”
- Chinese: “洮河”
- Czech: “Tao-che”
- Dutch: “Tao He”
- Dutch: “Tao”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تاو”
- French: “Tao”
- German: “T’ao-ho”
- German: “Tao He”
- German: “Tao”
- German: “Taohe”
- Irish: “Abhainn Tao”
- Russian: “Таохэ”
- Spanish: “Rio Tao”
- Spanish: “Río Tao”
- Swedish: “Tao He”
- Thai: “แม่น้ำเถา”
- Venetian: “Fiume Tao”
- Vietnamese: “Sông Thao”
- Welsh: “Afon Tao”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Qianyuan and Hongliutai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Liujia Xia and Liujiaxia Reservoir.
Gansu: Must-Visit Destinations
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