Brief introduction of Huangpu River in Shanghai

Huangpu River (hereinafter referred to as Huangpu and Pujiang), formerly known as Huangxiepu (hereinafter referred to as Xiepu) and Chunjiangshen (hereinafter referred to as Chunjiangshen), is the largest river in Shanghai and is called "Shanghai's mother river".

Huangpu River divides Shanghai into Puxi and Pudong, and the world-famous Bund, Lujiazui Financial Center and other important landmarks in Shanghai have been formed on both sides.

Huangpu River is about 1 14 kilometers long and 300-700 meters wide. It is an important waterway in Shanghai. It starts from Dianshan Lake, the peak of Zhujiajiao Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai, and joins the Yangtze River at Wusongkou, which is the last tributary of the Yangtze River before it enters the sea.

The rivers in the upper reaches of Huangpu River are the main drainage channels from Taihu Lake to the East China Sea. At present, 78% of the runoff from Taihu Lake flows into the East China Sea through Huangpu River, mainly including Dianshan Lake, Taipu River, Hongqitang and Shanghai Tang.

The main tributaries are Wusong River, Yongzaobang, Chuanyang River, Dianpu River, Dazhi River, Xietang, Yuanxiejing and Dagang. Pudong and Punan are adjacent to the sea, and the local land is irrigated by Huangpu River water from Chuanyang, Dazhi, Jinhuitang River and Zizhutang River.

The water depth in the downtown section of Huangpu River is about10m, and the deepest part is about17m. It used to be the core channel of Shanghai shipping industry, with the famous Shiliupu Wharf. Nowadays, its shipping position is gradually replaced by deep-water seaport, but the water depth of the waterway from Juchao Port to Wusongkou is still above 8.2 meters. Under the Songpu Bridge, 3,000-ton ships can pass through Minhang all the year round, 5,000-ton ships can reach Wujing, and 50,000-ton ships can pass through Xupu Bridge.

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History-

Before the Ming Dynasty, Wusong River (Suzhou River) was the main sea passage of Taihu Lake, and Huangpu River (formerly known as Huangpu before the Opium War) was its tributary. At that time, the lower reaches of Wusong River generally went from Beixinjing via Cao Yang Xincun to Tanziwan, then connected with Qiu Jiang Road to Qiu Jiang Wharf in the northeast, and then flowed out of Dacuopukou (later renamed Wusongkou) along the Huangpu River in the north of Fuxing Island to join the Yangtze River.

At that time, Huangpu initially flowed into Wusong River near Jiaxing Road and Bridge via Shanghai Pu. At the beginning of Ming Dynasty, the mouth of Huangpu River was blocked due to the serious siltation of Wusong River. At that time, Minister Xia Yuanji dredged tributaries on the north and south sides of Wusong River, led Taihu Lake to flow directly into Liuhe River and Baimao River, and dredged Fanjiabang in the northeast of Shanghai County, making Huangpu flow from Fuxing Island to Wusongkou and into the Yangtze River. Since then, Wusongkou has actually become Huangpu Kou, so there is a saying that "Huangpu won the Song Dynasty".

According to the records of Tongzhi's "Shanghai County Governance" in the Qing Dynasty, Xia Yuanji, Minister of Yongle Households in the Ming Dynasty, dredged the Huangpu River, merged into Wusong River, and went to Wusongkou via Fanjiabang. Hai Rui presided over the construction of a dam port on the east side of Jinhui Port in Gudong River (then known as Hengliaojing), which turned most of the upstream water to Huangpu and washed away the downstream riverbed of Wusong River, thus completely solving the siltation problem of Wusong River.

Wusong River, one of the "Three Rivers", has also become a tributary of Huangpu. Today's Huangpu River was formed after the water from Hengliaojing flowed northward. At the same time, only a small amount of incoming water directly enters the sea through the old waterway, which makes the lower reaches of Gudong River continuously silted. Later, this section of the river was also called Zhagang.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Huangpu River