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It empties into the [[South China Sea]]. | It empties into the [[South China Sea]]. | ||
The port cities of [[Hong Kong]], [[Canton]] and [[Macau]] are on the River's estuary. | The port cities of [[Hong Kong]], [[Canton]] and [[Macau]] are on the River's estuary. | ||
The river's upper reaches are the site of large [[hydroelectric]] projects like the [[Longtam Dam]].<ref name=ChinaDaily20031026> | |||
{{cite news | |||
| url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-10/26/content_275623.htm | |||
| title=Hongshui River in south China to be dammed in November | |||
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| publisher=[[China Daily]] | |||
| author= | |||
| date=October 26 2003 | |||
| accessdate=2008-04-21 | |||
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}}</ref><ref name=Potain> | |||
{{cite news | |||
| url=http://www.potain.com/upload/reference/000D55648D9B11F78D9B80F03BE7EEA8Looking_Up_COM_EN_filet.pdf | |||
| title=Building Longtan | |||
| publisher=[[Potain]] | |||
| author=[[Ben Shaw]] | |||
| date= | |||
| accessdate=2008-02-10 | |||
| quote=Li Xuejiang, a manager with one of the technical departments for the contracting joint venture, explains the working process at the site: “This jobsite operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week – in common with most working job sites in China.” | |||
}}</ref><ref name=ChinaThroughALens20031106> | |||
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| url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/2003/Nov/79398.htm | |||
| title=Guangxi Builds Huge Hydraulic Power Station | |||
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| publisher=[[China through a lens]] | |||
| author= | |||
| date=November 6 2003 | |||
| accessdate=2008-04-21 | |||
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}}</ref><ref name=PeoplesDaily20070528> | |||
{{cite news | |||
| url=http://english.people.com.cn/200705/28/eng20070528_378429.html | |||
| title=First generator of China's 3rd largest hydropower project passes trial operation | |||
| publisher=[[People's Daily]] | |||
| date=May 28, 2007 | |||
| accessdate=2008-02-10 | |||
| quote="We are preparing for the operation of the other two generators, which is also slated for this year," said Dai Bo, general manager of the Longtan Hydropower Development Co. of China Datang Corporation (CDT). | |||
}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 18:14, 21 April 2008
The Pearl River is a large river in Southern China. It empties into the South China Sea. The port cities of Hong Kong, Canton and Macau are on the River's estuary.
The river's upper reaches are the site of large hydroelectric projects like the Longtam Dam.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Hongshui River in south China to be dammed in November, China Daily, October 26 2003. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
- ↑ Ben Shaw. Building Longtan, Potain. Retrieved on 2008-02-10. “Li Xuejiang, a manager with one of the technical departments for the contracting joint venture, explains the working process at the site: “This jobsite operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week – in common with most working job sites in China.””
- ↑ Guangxi Builds Huge Hydraulic Power Station, China through a lens, November 6 2003. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
- ↑ First generator of China's 3rd largest hydropower project passes trial operation, People's Daily, May 28, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-02-10. “"We are preparing for the operation of the other two generators, which is also slated for this year," said Dai Bo, general manager of the Longtan Hydropower Development Co. of China Datang Corporation (CDT).”