Peacock River

Peacock River[1] or Kongque River[2] (Chinese: 孔雀河), also known as Tanner's River,[3] is a river in Xinjiang, China,[4] and is one of the tributaries of the Tarim River. Although this river is called "Peacock River", but it has nothing to do with peacocks.[5] It has a total length of 730 km and a watershed area of 44,600 square kilometers.[6] After the Kaidu River is injected into Bosten Lake and then overflows from the western part of the lake, it becomes the Peacock River.[7]

Not to be confused with Kaidu River.
Peacock River
Tanner's River
The Peacock River in Kuerle of Xinjiang
Physical characteristics
Length730 kilometers
Basin features
River systemTarim River

Water resources in the middle and lower reaches of the Peacock River were once extremely scarce, and it was only 110 km at its shortest. [8] From 2016 to 2019, the middle and lower reaches of the river were ecologically replenished with 1.121 billion cubic meters of water, extending the river from a minimum of 110 kilometers to more than 700 kilometers.[9]

Legends

Legend has it that Ban Chao, the famous general of the Eastern Han Dynasty, used to let his horses drink here, so it is also known as the Horse Drinking River (饮马河).[10] Another legend has it that tanners often washed leather in the river, so it is also known as könchi daryâ in Uyghur, meaning "Tanner's River".[11]

Overview

The Peacock River originates in Bosten Lake[12] and is injected into Lop Nor from west to east along the northern foot of Tianshan Mountains, with a total length of 730 kilometers[13] and a watershed area of 44,600 square kilometers.

References
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  3. Records of Bayin Goleng Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. Contemporary China Publishing House. 1994. ISBN 978-7-80092-260-2.
  4. Ding, H. (2016). Food Hygiene, Agriculture And Animal Science - Proceedings Of The 2015 International Conference. World Scientific. p. 160. ISBN 978-981-310-038-1.
  5. My West China; Your East Turkestan. MARK. Locus Publishing Company. 2016. p. 42.
  6. Records of Kuerle City. Xinjiang People's Publishing House. 1995. ISBN 978-7-228-03214-3.
  7. Overview of Bayingoleng Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. Xinjiang People's Publishing House. 1985.
  8. "Xinjiang transfers water to the middle and lower reaches of the Peacock River to quench the thirst of poplar forest areas along the river". Xinhua News Agency. 2019-04-10. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08.
  9. "Xinjiang transfers water to the middle and lower reaches of the Peacock River". Xinhua Daily Telegraph. 2019-04-12.
  10. Ghost Blows prequel. 4, Loulan Demon. Lujiang Publishing House. 2018. p. 47. ISBN 978-7-5459-0251-8.
  11. Shiruku Rōdo-gaku Kenkyū Sentā (2007). Opening up the Silk Road : the Han and the Eurasian world : the Silk Roads Nara International Symposium 2005 ; record No. 8 on The Silk Roads-Nara International Symposium. Nara International Foundation Commemorating the Silk Road Exposition. ISBN 978-4-916071-61-3.
  12. Portraits of Western Regions. Yeren Culture Co., Ltd. 2018. p. 21. ISBN 978-986-384-298-9.
  13. Torches moving towards the Forbidden City. Taiwan Commercial Press. 2006. p. 139. ISBN 978-957-05-2078-1.

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