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Geography

From 2,500 m above sea level on Baitou Mountain in the Changbai (Changbaek) mountain range, on the Chinese-North Korean border, the river flows south to Hyesan before sweeping 130 km northwest to Lin-Chiang and then returning to a more southerly route for a further 300 km to empty into the Korea Bay between Dandong (China) and Sinŭiju (North Korea). The Metre (or Meter) is the base fundamental unit of length in the metric measurement system as defined originally by the French Academy of Sciences during the French Revolutionary–Napoleonic war era, and subsequently adopted by various successive International Standards Committees as the utility, elegance, and self-consistency of the... Baitou Mountain, or Paektu Mountain, is a mountain on the border between China and North Korea, located at , . It is commonly called Changbai shan (長白山/长白山) in Chinese and the Manchu name Golmin Å anggiyan Alin corresponds to it. ... The Changbai (Changbaek) Mountains are a mountain range on the border between China and North Korea. ... Hyesan is a city in the northern part of the northern Ryanggang province of North Korea. ... The Korea Bay is located at the north of the Yellow Sea, between Liaoning Province of China and North Pyŏngan Province of North Korea. ... Dandong (Simplified Chinese: 丹东; Traditional Chinese: 丹東; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is a city in the Chinese province of Liaoning. ... SinÅ­iju (SinÅ­iju-si) is a city in North Korea, on the border with China and is the capital of North Pyŏngan Province. ...

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The river is 790 km (491 mi) long and receives the water from over 30,000 km² of land. The Yalu's most significant tributaries are the Changjin, Herchun, and Tokro rivers. The river is not easily navigable for most of its length: although at its widest it is around 5 km, the depth is no greater than 3 m and much of the river is heavily silted.

History

The river basin is the site where the ancient kingdom of Goguryeo rose to power. Many former Goguryeo fortresses are located along the river and the former capital of that kingdom was situated at what is now the medium-sized city of Ji'an along the Yalu, a site rich in Goguryeo era relics. Goguryeo (traditional dates 37 BCE – 668) was an empire in Manchuria and northern Korea. ...

Because of its strategic location between China and Korea, the river has been the site of several battles, including:

• Battle of Yalu River (1894) - Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)
• Battle of Yalu River (1904) - Russo-Japanese War

The Korean side of the river was heavily industrialized during the Japanese Colonial Period (1910-1945), and by 1945 almost 20% of Japan's total industrial output originated in Korea. During the Korean War the movement of UN troops approaching the river provoked massive Chinese intervention from around Dandong. In the course of the conflict every bridge across the river except one was destroyed. The one remaining bridge being the Sino-Korea Friendship Bridge connecting Sinŭiju, North Korea to Dandong, China. The Battle of the Yalu River, also called simply The Battle of Yalu took place on September 17, 1894. ... Japan and Qing China fought the First Sino-Japanese War (or the Qing-Japanese War) during 1894 and 1895, primarily over control of Korea. ... The Battle of Yalu River took place from April 30 to May 1, 1904, and was the first major land battle during the Russo-Japanese War. ... Combatants Imperial Russia Empire of Japan Strength 500,000 Soldiers 400,000 Soldiers Casualties 25,331 Killed 146,032 Wounded 47,387 Killed 173,425 Wounded Greater Manchuria, Russian (outer) Manchuria is region to upper right in lighter Red; Liaodong Peninsula is the wedge extending into the Yellow Sea The... Korea under Japanese rule refers to the period of Japans physical occupation of the Korean peninsula in the early 20th century. ... -1... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Korea (한국, Hanguk, or ì¡°ì„ , Choson) is a civilization and geographical area situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, bordering China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast, with Japan situated to the southeast across the Korea Strait. ... Overview map of the Korean War The Korean War from June 25, 1950 to cease-fire on July 27, 1953 (the war has not ended officially), was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... The Sino-Korea Friendship Bridge (also called the Sino-Korean or China-Korea Friendship Bridge) connects the cities of Dandong, China and SinÅ­iju, North Korea. ... SinÅ­iju (SinÅ­iju-si) is a city in North Korea, on the border with China and is the capital of North Pyŏngan Province. ... Dandong (Simplified Chinese: 丹东; Traditional Chinese: 丹東; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is a city in the Chinese province of Liaoning. ...

Since the early 1990s, the river has frequently been crossed by undocumented migrants from North Korea to China.

See also

• Geography of China
• Geography of North Korea
• List of Korea-related topics
• List of rivers of Asia