The Mar Qu, Ulan Moron ( mn}, ''Ulaan Mörön'', lit. "Red River"; zh, 乌兰木伦, p=Wūlánmùlún) or Tuotuo River (,

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: , p ''Tuótuó Hé'', lit. "Tearful River"Powers, John & al. ''Historical Dictionary of Tibet''
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in the

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. Although the

Dangqu The Dangqu (Chinese: , p ''Dāngqū'') or Dam Chu (Tibetan: , w Dam Chu'', lit. "Marshy River") is a river in Qinghai province in the People's Republic of China. It is the geographic headwater of the Yangtze River, alt ...

(or Dam Chu) is the geographic source of the

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, the Ulan Moron has been traditionally regarded as the main river. With its location in

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, it therefore belongs to the

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watershed basin. It begins as melt-off from the

Geladandong Geladaindong Peak (also spelled Geladandong, Geladaintong or Kolha Dardong) is a snow-covered mountain (or massif) located in Southwestern Qinghai Province of China near the border of Tibet Autonomous Region. It is the tallest mountain in the Ta ...

glaciers and runs to a confluence with the Dangqu, where they form the

Tongtian River The Zhi Qu (Tibetan) or Tongtian River () is a long river in Qinghai Province, northwest China. It begins at the confluence of Tuotuo River and Dangqu River, before flowing southeast and meeting the Jinsha River near the border of Qinghai and Sichu ...

. In Chinese, the

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originally described the

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and the

Yangtze The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains (Tibetan Plateau) and flows ...

. In modern practice, a ''jiang'' is usually a longer river, while ''he'' varies from shorter rivers (as the Tuotuo) to creeks (such as

Suzhou Creek Suzhou Creek (or Soochow Creek), also called the Wusong (Woosung) River, is a river that passes through the Shanghai city center. It is named after the neighboring city of Suzhou (Soochow), Jiangsu, the predominant settlement in this area prior ...

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Rivers of Qinghai Tributaries of the Yangtze River {{China-river-stub

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