The Kaidu River , also known under its ancient name Chaidu-gol, is a river in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous of China and an important source of water for the region. Not without a bit of conflict, however. The Kaidu River is responsible for many substantial effects on the environment. Affecting the land and its people in many different ways.
The sources of the Kaidu River are located on the central southern slopes of the Tian Shan from where it flows through the Yulduz Basin and the Yanqi Basin into Lake Bosten for which it is the most important tributary. The river leaves the lake under the name Kongque River , which literally means `Peacock River`, but is derived from the Uyghur name `Konchi Darya` which means `Tanner`s River`. The Kongque River flows through the Iron Gate Pass into the Tarim Basin.
Taken by a plane flying over Hejing County.
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