Qiangtang River Tidal Bore in Hangzhou China 钱塘江大潮 中国杭州

The extraordinary surging tide of the Qiantang River is a world-renowned natural wonder caused by the gravitation of the celestial body, the centrifugal force produced by the rotation of the earth and by the peculiar bottleneck shape of the Hangzhou Bay.
Huge tides occur between the first and fifth day and between the Isth and Igth day of each lunar month.
When the bores surge into the river with the momentum of an avalanche, it creates a magnificent and breath-taking scene. At one time, the difference of the tidal wave reached g meters high.
On August I8 of the lunar calendar year, the traditional tide-watching day, people throng to the Qiantang River to watch the wonder.
Watching the bores at the Qiantang River has a history of over 2,000 years. At Yanguan Town, the watching site, people can also get a glimpse into the traditional Chinese culture by visiting many historical structures such as the Sea-Pacifying Pagoda, the Temple of the Ocean God, Zhongshan Pavilion and the residences of Chen Yuanlong, a famous Qing Dynasty prime minister and Wang Guowei, a noted scholar of the Qing Dynasty.

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[splitskaposla]

what a stupid music

[MrLeveLHeaded]

Chinese takeaway !

[MissAivedor]

@NiallatUTube because they do not listen.....there are tons of warnings around the rivers and all locals will try their best to pursue the visitors or immigrant workers to stay away. But they do not believe the tide can be so powerful. the tragedy happened every year. as a local in hangzhou I feel really sorry for that.

[XMelomanoX]

omg!

[sbenson76]

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[mrcrumplebottom]

wow nice videos you got in your channel

[coolnewstuff11]

Where do you record? It looks nice!

[goldbeachful]

amazing.... i like u

[JungleMania31937]

you are just awesome 

[NiallatUTube]

Why are people allowed to go so close to the potentially dangerous and mortal wave surge? If that were in Europe or the USA, the authorities would ensure crowds don't get too close. In China you have such strong authorities - where are they for this event?

[ymhktravel]

这些人是白痴呢还是真的是活得不耐烦了？我才不耗费体力去救他。­Are those guys standing so close to the tidal waves morons or just tired of living? I shan't exhaust my energy trying to save him. he deserves to drink more tidal water.