China News Service, Jiaxing, October 4 (Hu Fengsheng and Shi Zinan) The Qiantang River tide has been called "the wonder of the world" since ancient times.

On October 4th, the eighteenth month of the lunar calendar, more than 20,000 tide-watchers gathered in Yanguan, Haining, Zhejiang, the tide-watching resort, vying to witness the "first-line tide".

　　At about 10:30, I saw the wide seawall embankment of the Qiantang River, from east to west, full of people watching the tide leaning on the fence.

There are many people who watch the tide, waiting here at 8 o'clock, just to watch the ten-minute "big tide".

　　The tide arrived at about 13 o'clock.

I saw a "white line" approaching from a distance, forming a water wall over 2 meters high. The tide hit the seawall and splashed several meters high waves, magnificent and spectacular.

The crowd began to cheer, and everyone took out their mobile phones and cameras to capture the "first wave".

　　"The white line moved to us quickly, gradually stretched, became thicker, and ran across the river... The sound was like a landslide and the ground was shaking." On the scene, a fourth-grade student from Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Wang Huiru and her classmates coincidentally began to recite the article "Guanchao" in the Chinese textbook.

　　Li Wenchang, who came by "flying" from Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, was very addicted. He said that he had come to Haining one day in advance. "It is a worthwhile trip to be able to see such spectacular tides for only a few days a year."

　　Haining Yanguan’s “first-line tide” wonders are due to the special topography of its bell mouth. In addition, from the 16th to the 18th of the lunar calendar, the earth, moon, and sun are arranged almost in a straight line, and the seawater is subjected to the greatest tidal force, thus forming a big tide.

Experts from the Hangzhou Forestry and Water Conservancy Bureau said that this year, affected by the long rainy season, the 9-hole flood discharge of Xin'anjiang Reservoir, and the continuous large-flow discharge of Fuchunjiang Reservoir, the lower reaches of the Qiantang River have been scoured deeper and the river bed has been reduced. With more seawater intruding, the tide of the Qiantang River was larger than last year, becoming the largest tide in the past three years. It is reported that the tide of Yanguan that day was nearly 2 meters.

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