Categories: HISTORY
Behind The Scenes
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Author: Graham McKay
Tags: hyrdology, water management, water supply, West Lake
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The Chinese city of Hangzhou is on the Qiantang River that empties into Hangzhou Bay which is a large, funnel-shaped indentation on mainland China’s east coast. Pacific Ocean tides are funneled by the bay to create a tidal wave (a.k.a. tidal bore) that can be as high as nine meters and travel up to 40km/hour […]