Spectacle on the river

Tide watching on the Qiantang has been a popular activity for centuries, but the year's most extraordinary sight is expected during the National Day holiday week. Shi Xiaofeng reports.

The Qiantang River tidal bore is as famous as the ones on the Ganges in India and the Amazon in Brazil.

The river, originating in the border region of Anhui and Jiangxi provinces, runs for 459 kilometers through the coastal Zhejiang province, passing through the provincial capital Hangzhou before flowing into the East China Sea via the Hangzhou Bay.