Jian River

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The Jian River (Chinese: 湔江 or 涧河; Pinyin: Jiān Jiāng or Jiān Hé[1]) is a river in China, the headwater stream of Tongkou River (通口河).[2] The Tongkou joins the Fu River which is a tributary of the Yangtze. The Jian River flows through Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, Sichuan. The 2008 Sichuan earthquake caused a landslide dam on the river which created Tangjiashan Lake.[3] More than 100,000 people were evacuated downstream while a sluice was constructed.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Different sources refer to this river as different names. For Jian Jiang (湔江 ), see e.g., 挺进悬顶之湖——唐家山堰塞湖勘查纪实 (Chinese). Xinhua News Agency (2008-05-22). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.; for Jian He (涧河), see, e.g., 唐家山堰塞湖准备爆破 (Chinese). Xinhua News Agency (2008-05-26). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  2. ^ 唐家山堰塞湖分洪前夕前线见闻 (Chinese). Xinhua News Agency (2008-06-06). Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  3. ^ Backgrounder: Tangjiashan lake__English_SINA.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  4. ^ More people being evacuated from swollen lake area in southwest China. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.


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