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Qingyi River (Sichuan)

Coordinates: 29°33′10″N 103°42′57″E / 29.5528°N 103.7157°E / 29.5528; 103.7157
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Qingyi River
Location
CountryChina
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationShu-Xi-Ying, Sichuan
 • elevation5,364 m (17,598 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Dadu River near Leshan, Sichuan
 • elevation
361 m (1,184 ft)
Length276 km (171 mi)
Basin size13,300 km2 (5,100 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemDadu River and Min River System
Yangtze River

Qingyi River (Chinese: 青衣江) is a major river in western Sichuan. Qingyi means blueish-colored clothes. This name came from the local ancient kingdom Qingyi Qiang Kingdom (est. in 816 B.C.), in which notable people preferred to wear blue clothes. Qingyi River is the longest tributary of Dadu River, and it is also a major river in upper Yangtze River system. The elevation difference between its source and mouth is more than 5000 meters.

29°33′10″N 103°42′57″E / 29.5528°N 103.7157°E / 29.5528; 103.7157