Ying River

The Ying River (simplified Chinese: 颍河; traditional Chinese: 潁河; pinyin: Yĭng Hé) is the largest tributary of the Huai River with its origin in Henan Province, People's Republic of China. From Zhoukou City in Henan the river flows through Fuyang City in Anhui Province then empties into the Huai River at Zhengyang.[2]

Ying River
Native name	颍河
Location
Country	China
Physical characteristics
Source	Henan
Mouth	Huai River (淮河)
• location	Zhengyang County, Henan, China
Length	557 km (346 mi)
length[1]

The Sha Ying River at Zhoukou

The Ying River's major tributary is the Sha River (沙河) so it is often referred to by this name or as the Shaying River (沙颍河).[2]

Seriously polluted along its entire length, in 2007 the Ying River's water quality was rated as below Grade 5 by the Chinese Environmental Protection Agency.[3]

The Shaying river at Fuyang, Anhui province.

References

1. 辞海第六版 Cihai Ed. 6. (in Chinese) Shanghai. 2009. pp. 2754. "颍河(...)长557千米" (translation: Ying River(...)is 557 km long)
2. "Anhui Water Conservancy Bureau: Huai River Drainage System – Ying River (安徽省水利廳. 淮河水系－潁河.)" (in Chinese). Anhui Water Conservatory Portal (安徽水利信息網). December 22, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
3. "Grade Five Polluted Ying River Covered with White Foam (潁河全線水質劣五類 河面被白色泡沫覆蓋)" (in Chinese). ChinaFotoPress. March 11, 2007. Retrieved February 6, 2012.

See also

• List of rivers in China