Chishui River

Chishui River is a major tributary of the upper . Its name literally means "red water river"/"red river" because it shows reddish color in lower stream due to a large sediment concentration.
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Photo: Fanghong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: tributary of Yangtze River in the People’s Republic of China
  • Also known as: “Ch’ih Shui”, “Ch’ih-shui Ho”, “Cheh-shui Ho”, “Chi Shui Ho”, “řeka Čch’-šuej”, and “赤水风景名胜区”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Hejiang Yangtze River Bridge.

Bridge
Photo: Glabb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The crosses the Yangtze River in , , China. is situated 2½ km northwest of Chishui River.

Chishui River

Latitude
28.80327° or 28° 48′ 12″ north
Longitude
105.84425° or 105° 50′ 39″ east
Elevation
219 metres (719 feet)
Open location code
7PW7RR3V+8M
Geo­Names ID
1814962
Wiki­data ID
Q1074840
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Chishui River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر تشيشوي”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Chishui”
  • Cebuano: “Chishui He”
  • Chinese: “赤水河”
  • Czech: “Čch’-šuej-che”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تشيشوى”
  • French: “Chishui”
  • German: “Chishui He”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Chishui”
  • Japanese: “赤水河”
  • South Azerbaijani: “چیشوی چایی”
  • Swedish: “Chishui He”
  • Uzbek: “Chishui daryosi”
  • Welsh: “Afon Chishui”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Majiezi and Baitaba.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Jianjian Shan and Lanni Shuiku.

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Worth a closer look: Chengdu and Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve.

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