Length 276 km Province Sichuan River systems Dadu River, Yangtze | Basin area 12,897 km² Country China | |
Main source Shu-Xi-Ying, Sichuan
5,364 m (17,598 ft) River mouth Dadu River near Leshan, Sichuan
361 m (1,184 ft) Basin size 13,300 km (5,100 sq mi) | ||
Qingyi River (Chinese: 青衣江) is a major river in western Sichuan. Qingyi means blueish-colored clothes. This name came from the local ancient kingdom Qingyi Qiang Kingdom (est. in 816 B.C.), in which notable people preferred to wear blue clothes. Qingyi River is the longest tributary of Dadu River, and it is also a major river in upper Yangtze River system. The elevation difference between its source and mouth is more than 5000 meters.
Map of Qingyi River, China
References
Qingyi River (Sichuan) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA