Saturday, September 13, 2008

Huangpu River

The Huangpu River is a 97km long river in China flowing through Shanghai.

Huangpu River used to be one branch of the . However, it has become the largest river in Shanghai, and Suzhou River became its branch.

It is an average of 400 meters wide and 9 meters deep. Shanghai gets most of its drinking water from Huangpu, which thus plays an important part for the metropolis. It divides the city into two regions: Pudong and Puxi .

The Bund in Shanghai is located along the river.

Places along the river


Other cities along the river include:
* Jiaxing

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