Haining Chao - Kaining Chao

Japanese: 海寧潮 - かいねいちょう
Haining Chao - Kaining Chao

…The part of the river that transitions from the mouth to Hangzhou Bay was previously wider, but it took on its present trumpet-like shape due to the extension of the Yangtze River delta from the north and changes in tides. As a result, at high tide, the tide and river water collide, causing a tsunami, which reaches its peak in August every year and is called the Qiantang Tide or Haining Tide. It has been sung about in poetry and painted by literati since ancient times, and is still a tourist attraction today. [Akiyama Motohide]. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Haining Chao" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…河口部から杭州湾に移行する部分は,以前はもっと広く,北からの長江(揚子江)デルタの伸長と,潮流の変化によって現在のようならっぱ状の形となった。その結果,満潮時には潮流と河水が衝突して海嘯(かいしよう)をおこし,毎年8月のピークに達するときには銭塘潮あるいは海寧潮と称して古くより文人によって詩にうたわれたり,絵に描かれ,今日も観光の対象となっている。【秋山 元秀】。…

※「海寧潮」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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