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Water Transport in China |
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China is criss crossed by a number of water bodies traversing the whole of its length and breadth. The Bohai, Yellow Sea and the East China Sea flow through the eastern part of the country. The central-eastern part of China houses the deltas of the Huang He River and the Yangtze River. China is also flanked by some of the other important rivers, like the Pearl River, Mekong, Brahmaputra and Amur. It is only natural that a land, which is gifted with so many rivers will have a well developed water transport system . The water transport system in China is fairly well developed. The water transport in China can be divided into international as well domestic water routes.
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The Bohai Sea ends within the mainland itself while the Yellow sea, East China sea as well as the South China seas empty themselves into the Pacific Ocean. Harbors are plenty in China, like the ones in Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Yantai, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Dalian, Beihai, and Hong Kong. These harbors serve tourists and people from all over the world.
International Water Transport in China :
- The most important water transport route is the trip from Shanghai to Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama of Japan. The whole trip lasts for almost an hour. A new cruise service has been started in this route by the Sino Japanese International Ferry Company. Ships operate weekly or monthly as well as daily in this route.
- Another important water transport route is that from Tianjin and Kobe. There are passenger as well as cargo liners covering this route on a weekly or daily basis. This trip takes a little longer, around 15hours.
- A third important water transport route is that from Weihai and Qingdao to Inchon. This trip lasts for something around 14 hours and there are weekly services run by different companies to cover this route.
Domestic Water Transport in China :
All of China's port cities are inter linked by a network of water transport lines. The major ones are as follows:
- Shanghai-Dalian route
- Dalian-Tianjin route
- Dalian-Yantai route
- Shanghai-Qingdao route
- Shanghai-Guangzhou route
- Beihai-Guangzhou route
- Shenzhen-Zhuhai route
- Zhuhai-Hong Kong route
A total area of 226,800 km in length is covered by rivers in China.
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