Legend or story of Qiantang River spring tide

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a State of Wu in today's Jiangsu and Anhui, and Fu Cha, the king of Wu, defeated the State of Yue in today's Zhejiang. On the surface, Gou Jian, the king of Yue, surrendered to the State of Wu, but secretly he was ready to restore it. Wu Zixu, the minister of the State of Wu, knew about it and persuaded the king of Wu to kill Gou Jian many times. Because some treacherous court officials have slandered Wu Zixu many times in front of the prince of Wu. Regardless of treachery and loyalty, the prince of Wu gave Wu Zixu a sword to commit suicide, boiled his body, put it in a leather bag and threw it into the Qiantang River. Nine years after Wu Zixu's death, Gou Jian, the King of Yue, really destroyed the State of Wu under the planning of the doctor Wen Zi. However, the King of Yue also believed the rumor and forced Wen Zi to commit suicide. Although Wu Zixu and Wen Zhong, the heroes of the two enemy countries, are separated by the Qiantang River, each protecting his master, but the ending is the same, attached to hatred. Their resentment turned into huge waves and set off an angry tide in Qiantang.

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Qiantang River, known as Zhejiang in ancient times, is also called "Zhejiang", "Zhijiang" and "Luosha River". Generally, Fuyang section of Zhejiang Province is called Fuchun River, and Hangzhou section of Zhejiang Province is called Qiantang River. Qiantang River was first named in Shan Hai Jing. Named after the ancient Qiantang County (now Hangzhou), it is one of the main cradles of Wuyue culture.

Qiantang River is the largest river in Zhejiang Province. It is the source of the naming of Liangzhe Road in Song Dynasty, and also the source of Zhejiang's provincial name when it was established in the early Ming Dynasty. It starts from Xin 'anjiang in the north, with a total length of 588.73 kilometers; It starts from Ma Jinxi in the upper reaches of Qujiang River in the south, with a total length of 522.22 kilometers. From the source, it flows through southern Anhui Province and Zhejiang Province, with a drainage area of 55,058 square kilometers, and flows into the East China Sea via Hangzhou Bay.

Qiantang river tide is known as "the first tide in the world" and is a natural wonder of the world. It is caused by the gravity of celestial bodies and the centrifugal effect of the earth's rotation, as well as the special terrain of the bell mouth of Hangzhou Bay.

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Baidu encyclopedia-Qiantang river