| Yongding River | |
|---|---|
 The Yongding River under the Marco Polo Bridge is dried out | |
 The Hai River Basin. | |
| Native name | 永定河 (Chinese) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Guancen Mountains |
| • location | Ningwu County, Shanxi Province |
| Mouth | Hai River |
• coordinates | 39°09′44″N 117°10′34″E / 39.1623°N 117.1762°E |
| Length | 650 kilometers (400 mi) |
| Basin size | 47,016 square kilometers (18,153 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Bridges | Marco Polo Bridge |
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The Yongding River (Chinese: 永定河; pinyin: Yǒngdìng Hé; Wade–Giles: Yungting Ho) is a river in northern China. It is one of the main tributaries in the Hai River system and is the largest river to flow through Beijing. In recent years, the Beijing segment of the river has dried up due to environmental issues.[1] The Beijing municipal government has invested 16 billion yuan in an effort to replace the riverbed with parkland or smaller bodies of water.[2]
- ^ Jiang, Bo; Wong, Christina P.; Lu, Fei; Ouyang, Zhiyun; Wang, Yajuan (2014). "Drivers of drying on the Yongding River in Beijing". Journal of Hydrology. 519: 69–79. Bibcode:2014JHyd..519...69J. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.06.033. Archived from the original on 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ Hancock, Tom (2011-09-22). "Slideshow: reviving the Yongding". Chinadialogue.net. Chinadialogue.net. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
Beijing's government is spending 16 billion yuan (US$2.5 billion) on restoring the dried-out riverbed, filling it with water and creating parkland along the riverside.