A river that flows through central Hunan Province, China, belonging to the Yangtze River (Changjiang) system. The Fuyi River, which originates in the south, flows from the southern part of Yuan County in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and the Sha River, which originates in the north of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County in Hunan Province, joins the two rivers in Shaoyang City, flows north, passes through Xinhua, Anhua and other counties, turns east, passes through Yiyang City, and empties into Dongting Lake at Linzikou in Xiangyin County. The total length is 674 km. The west side of the river is bordered by mountains, and the upper and middle reaches form a meandering canyon. The Zhexi Dam has been constructed, and a hydroelectric power station is located there. Boats can pass through the downstream area from Taojiang County. [Kono Michihiro] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
中国、湖南(こなん/フーナン)省中部を流れる長江(ちょうこう/チャンチヤン)(揚子江(ようすこう/ヤンツーチヤン))水系に属する川。南源の夫夷水(ふいすい)は広西(こうせい/カンシー)チワン族自治区の資源(しげん)県南部から、また西源の赦水(しゃすい)は湖南省の城歩(じょうほ)ミャオ族自治県の北部から流れ出て、邵陽(しょうよう/シャオヤン)市で合流、北流して新化(しんか/シンホワ)、安化(あんか/アンホワ)などの県を経て東に折れ、益陽(えきよう/イーヤン)市を過ぎ、湘陰(しょういん/シヤンイン)県の臨資口(りんしこう)で洞庭湖(どうていこ/トンティンフー)に注ぐ。全長674キロメートル。流路の西側は山が迫り、上・中流は嵌入(かんにゅう)(はめ込み)蛇行の峡谷を形成する。柘渓(しゃけい)ダムが建設され、水力発電所がある。桃江(とうこう)県より下流部は船が通じる。 [河野通博] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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