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Spectacular tidal bore on Qiantang River wows visitors
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The roaring single-wave tidal bore on the Qiantang River is seen from Yanguan Township, Haining City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on October 2, 2023. /CGTN
The roaring single-wave tidal bore on the Qiantang River is seen from Yanguan Township, Haining City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on October 2, 2023. /CGTN

The roaring single-wave tidal bore on the Qiantang River is seen from Yanguan Township, Haining City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on October 2, 2023. /CGTN

The roaring single-wave tidal bore on the Qiantang River is seen from Yanguan Township, Haining City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on October 2, 2023. /CGTN
The roaring single-wave tidal bore on the Qiantang River is seen from Yanguan Township, Haining City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on October 2, 2023. /CGTN

The roaring single-wave tidal bore on the Qiantang River is seen from Yanguan Township, Haining City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on October 2, 2023. /CGTN

The roaring single-wave tidal bore on the Qiantang River is seen from Yanguan Township, Haining City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on October 2, 2023. /CGTN
The roaring single-wave tidal bore on the Qiantang River is seen from Yanguan Township, Haining City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on October 2, 2023. /CGTN

The roaring single-wave tidal bore on the Qiantang River is seen from Yanguan Township, Haining City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on October 2, 2023. /CGTN

The roaring single-wave tidal bore on the Qiantang River is seen from Yanguan Township, Haining City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on October 2, 2023. /CGTN
The roaring single-wave tidal bore on the Qiantang River is seen from Yanguan Township, Haining City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on October 2, 2023. /CGTN

The roaring single-wave tidal bore on the Qiantang River is seen from Yanguan Township, Haining City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on October 2, 2023. /CGTN

Hailed as the largest of its kind in the world, the annual tidal bore that takes place on the Qiantang River is a natural phenomenon that can't be missed. Every year, the stunning tidal bore reaches its peak on the 18th day of the eighth month on the Chinese calendar, which falls on October 2 this year. In Haining, the best spot to observe the occurrence, crowds of people gathered along the shores of the Qiantang River to take in the spectacular views of soaring waves crashing along its banks.

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