The Qiantang River ushered in a tide. When did people start watching the tide?

Science Fiction Network September 14th (Qin Yingying) According to China Daily, on September 13, 2022, August 18th of the lunar calendar is the best time to watch the Chaotang River tide. This year, due to the typhoon "plum blossom", the Qiantang River ushered in a tide in the storm. On September 12, the tide water of the Qiantang River rushed across the seven observations of Xiasha, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, and citizens and tourists watched the spectacular scene of "the first tide in the world". On September 13, the Chaotang River tide water set off a strong "back tide" in the river surface of the old salt warehouse in Haining, Zhejiang.

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The Qiantang River is located in Zhejiang Province in my country and is eventually injected into the East China Sea. The tide of its entrance to the Haikou is Qiantang tide. The world is famous. Many tourists come to watch this wonder every year.

Before the arrival of the tide, a small white dot was presented in the distance, and in a blink of an eye, it turned into a ray of silver lines, accompanied by a tide of thunder, and the white line rolled. The time that almost did not respond to people, the surging tide screamed, the tide peak was as high as 3-5 meters, and the waves rushed to the front waves, stacked one layer by layer, like a long white strap, and there was a lot of hills.

The tide began in the Han and Wei (AD to the sixth century AD), and it was flourished in the Tang and Song dynasties (the seventh century AD to the 13th century). After more than 2,000 years, it has become a local custom. In ancient times, Hangzhou watched the tide, with the best parts of Phoenix Mountain and Jianggan. Due to the changes in geographical location, from the Ming Dynasty, Haining Salt Officials were the first victory.

"Qianjiang Qiu Tao" is famous at home and abroad, and has prevailed as early as the Tang and Song dynasties. On the date of watching the tide, especially on August 18th of the lunar calendar, people on the road were like water, and people were surging. Looking at the speaker mouth out of the Qiantang River, the tide forms a turbulent waves, like a thousand horses. When encountering the sandy of the river bed near Xupu, the tide is three to five meters high. "The turbid waves are empty, and the rivers and mountains are destroyed." Different locations can be rewarded with different tide scenes: the tower watchs the "front -line tide", the eight castles watch the "convergence of the tide", and the old salt warehouse can enjoy the "back tide".

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