Yeerqiang River

Yeerqiang River

The Yarkand River, 970 km long, originates from the Karakoram pass of the Karakoram mountains in the north of Kashmir. Its upstream is a deep canyon, passing through the mountains of the Kunlun Mountains, and becoming a small section of the border between Kashmir and Xinjiang.

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Yakand is also known as yakant or Yeh Erh Ch'ang or Ye'erqiang.

The source of the Tarim River is located in the most western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. The turbulent mountain area flows out of the Kunlun gorge and then flows northward, forming many branches scattered on the alluvial fan, irrigating the Yeerqiang oasis, which is one of the largest oases in Xinjiang, with Shache city. After flowing out of the oasis, Yeerqiang River bypasses the western edge of Taklimakan Desert and flows to the northeast. In the south of Aksu oasis, it gathers Kashgar River, Aksu River and Hotan River to form Tarim River.

Yeerqiang, which means "a place with broad land" in Uighur. Yeerqiang River is one of the four sources of Tarim River. It is located in the southeast of Kashgar region. It originates from Yecheng County, Xinjiang, and ends at lahulusen mountain in the south. The northwest flow is divided into two branches. The West Branch flows West and North, and then turns northeast. It is surrounded by Shache county. It enters Bachu County, named zepuleshan river. The East branch flows north as tingzabu River, and the East branch flows north through Yecheng County, and it is karawusu river In the northeast, it extends to the south of Bachu county and joins with the West. The second stream flows together. On the left, there is a branch canal, named Yuhe Branch River, which joins Wulan Wusu River to form a lake. The main canal reaches the South River of Congling mountain, and the Northeast reaches gebakakeji, which joins the North River of Congling mountain.

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The headwater of the river is formed by the confluence of laskaimu and aktagai rivers in heibalongke, Karakorum mountain pass. With a total length of 996km, it flows from southwest to northeast, through Kashi region, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, Hotan region and Aksu region. The drainage area is 108000 square kilometers, with an average runoff of 7.4 billion cubic meters. It delivers 170 million cubic meters of water to the Tarim River annually. Irrigation tashikorgan, Yecheng, Zepu, Shache, Maigaiti, Bachu six counties and ten regiments of the third agricultural division, a total of 4.334 million mu of arable land, is the largest river in Kashgar region. The source of water is the melting water of ice and snow from the qiaogeli peak, the spring water from the rocks on the West Bank of the river bed, and the rain water. The annual runoff is 6.45 billion cubic meters, the average flow is 205 cubic meters per second, and the minimum flow is 22.8 cubic meters per second.

Flood period

The flood season is from May to September, and the dry season is from December to February. The upper reaches of the whole river meander in the valley and vent down. There are red willows and weeds on both sides of the steep mountains, which can graze livestock, but the traffic is very difficult. The lower reaches of the river are from the Kaqun mountains, the terrain is gradually low and flat, and the riverbed is composed of rock, sand and sediment. The two sides are connected with the boundless plain, which becomes the main irrigation area of Ye river.

tributary

Yelqiang river has many tributaries. The largest tributary is kulechin River, which is 225 km long under qiaogoli peak and akeledaban, and tashkuryu River, which starts from akhakboyi, with a total length of 252 km. There are 37 large, medium and small reservoirs and 6 hydrological stations in the whole river basin. Good water quality makes the river the main source of industrial, agricultural and domestic water in Kashgar.

Related Legends

The Yeerqiang River, which runs day and night from the Karakoram mountains, flows into the surging Tarim River, nourishing thousands of hectares of fertile land on both sides. People living on both sides of the river, while enjoying the benefits of the Yarkand River, also tell a heroic story through word of mouth.

In ancient times, there was an ordinary small village at the foot of Kunlun Mountain in the south of Kashgar. It was not rich, but it was not without food and clothing. There is a young man named Yeerqiang in the village. His parents died when he was young. He grew up eating a hundred meals. All the people in the village are his parents.

When Yeerqiang was 18 years old, the village encountered a drought that never happened in a hundred years. Facing the Loess and back to the sky, a bead of sweat fell from the ground, and eight petals of crops fell. In the hot sun, the leaves withered and withered, and became yellow. Looking at the crops that are going to die, the kind-hearted people say that every day should not, and that the land is not working. The village official called the villagers together and decided to select a smart and brave young man to look for water along the dry river bed. The villagers think about it and think that Yeerqiang is the most suitable because his intelligence and wisdom are obvious to all.

After Yeerqiang was selected, he was very moved. He believes that this is not only the time for the villagers to trust him, but also the time for him to repay their kindness. Without saying a word, Yeerqiang made a deep bow to the villagers and set out on his way carrying the xiangnang from his master and the grapes from the West.

He walked one step after another, climbed a mountain, and another appeared before his eyes. Two months later, Yeerqiang has not found any water, but they have used up all their dry food and water. Another snow mountain was in front of him. He took the snow in his hands and began to eat it. After all, snow can't replace food. The tired Yeerqiang fell in the snow field before he went far. The snow was soft, and Yeerqiang lay on it and had a dream. He dreamt that the snow on the mountain slowly melted under the sun, and turned into a stream flowing to a distant village. He woke up with a smile, still in front of the snow.

Yeerqiang rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked himself in his heart, "people in the village are waiting for water, but you lie here and have a good sleep! Are you still a person? " He got up from the snow and continued to look forward. Finally, after crossing ninety-nine mountains and ninety-nine mountain roads, I met an old man with silver hair and waist length beard on a big mountain. Yeerqiang bowed politely and asked, "elder, do you know where there is water?" The old man stroked his beard, looked him up and down, and asked, "is this important to you, son?" "Important, too important!" Yeerqiang gasped. Then he told the old man all about the drought in the village. The old man said, "it's not easy to find water. Only if we can afford to suffer a lot can we succeed." From the old man's words, Yeerqiang saw hope. He can't wait to answer: "dear elder, I can eat all the bitterness. As long as I can let the villagers use water, I'm willing to go through fire and water!" Moved by Yeerqiang's sincerity, the old man nodded with a smile, took out a water hyacinth from his arms and solemnly said to him, "this is a treasure hyacinth. When you get back to the village, you have to stand at the highest place and pour out the water inside, and there will be springs gushing out. " The old man told him that the higher he stood, the greater the current. Yeerqiang took the gourd carefully, and after thanking the old man, he went back day and night.

Back in the long-time farewell village, Yeerqiang couldn't wait to say hello to the villagers or have a hot meal, so he panted for the highest mountain behind the village. The sun was already to the West. When Yeerqiang was about to climb to the top of the mountain, he tripped over the thorns and dropped his gourd into the mountain stream. The place where the gourd fell immediately burst out a clear spring, but the flow was too small. Yeerqiang knelt on the hillside, sighing how such a small spring can support the whole village? With remorse, Yeerqiang jumped down the cliff and fell into the gurgling spring. Suddenly, the clear spring turned into a rolling river.

Since then, the current situation of drought and lack of water in the village has been completely changed, and farmers hundreds of miles around have become the beneficiaries of the river. The land irrigated by the river is dark and shiny. If you grasp it, oil will come out. The rice is full, the corn is thick, and the cotton is huge. People living and working in peace and contentment, in memory of this brave young man, gave this river the name of a hero Yeerqiang River.

Address: Southeast Kashgar

Longitude: 77.370674133301

Latitude: 38.394016265869

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