Jiaxing
Haining Yanguan Qiantang River Bore Park
The premier spot in the world to view the monumental silver-crested tidal bore surging upriver.
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Spatial Framework & Civilizational Geography · County-level
Hai Ning City
The colossal Qiantang River tidal bore roars past Yanguan Ancient Town in Haining, ancestral home of scholars Wang Guowei and Xu Zhimo.
Regional story
A place shaped through time
The colossal Qiantang River tidal bore roars past Yanguan Ancient Town in Haining, ancestral home of scholars Wang Guowei and Xu Zhimo.
Hai Ning City
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Atlas Attractions
Haining Yanguan Fish-Scale Stone Seawall
Laid in staggered courses and clamped with iron, the five-tiered fish-scale stone seawall at Yanguan withstands what is called the world's mightiest tidal bore.
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