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| Ting River | |
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| Native name | 汀江 (Chinese) |
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| Country | China |
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| Length | 300 kilometres (190 mi) |
TheTing River (Chinese:汀江;pinyin:Tíng Jiāng) flows 300 kilometres (190 mi) fromNinghua County in westernFujian south to the port andSpecial Economic Zone ofShantou,Guangdong. It is a main tributary of theHan River and is also referred toHakka Mother River (Chinese:客家母亲河).[1]
The former prefecture ofTingzhou (汀州府) was administered from a centre on the upper river, now the town ofTingzhou in Changting County; all these places are named for the river. As most inhabitants of Tingzhou-fu/Changting areHakka, and as (Hakka-speaking)Meizhou (梅州) is next downstream, the Tingjiang is considered by some to bethe mother river of all the Hakkas.
The Tingjiang is unique among Fujianese rivers in that its lower watershed and debouchment are outside the province. The traffic in Tingzhou-fu/Changting then (before road and rail came very recently) was always primarily with eastern areas of Guangdong, namely Meizhou and, further down, theMin-Nan-speakingChao-Shan area --Chaozhou (潮州) and Shantou (汕头).
The Ting River has encountered environmental difficulties in recent years. A notable incident of pollution took place in July 2010, when a waste spill from a copper mine operated byZijin Mining in Shanghang County contaminated the river, causing considerable ecological harm, including the death of fish.This event highlighted the environmental risks associated with mining activities in the area and spurred conservations about sustainable practices and the preservation of the river.[2][3][4]
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