In 2007, tens of millions of people living around Poyang Lake suffered drinking water shortages. From Wordnik.com. [When a Billion Chinese Jump] Reference
Conservation measures are in place at Poyang and some of the other large, shallow lakes, but enforcement is difficult. From Wordnik.com. [Changjiang Plain evergreen forests] Reference
At the very least, it threatens to alter greatly the hydrological cycles fundamental to the ecology of lakes like Poyang and Dongting. From Wordnik.com. [Changjiang Plain evergreen forests] Reference
Never shall I forget one glorious day when, accompanying two friends, we crossed to a far side of the range and looked down on the Poyang lake. From Wordnik.com. [Life and sport in China Second Edition] Reference
Large shallow lakes like Poyang and Dongting support many rare, endemic aquatic vertebrates and great numbers of waterfowl species, some of which are highly endangered. From Wordnik.com. [Changjiang Plain evergreen forests] Reference
Nothing of particular interest occurred during the voyage of two hundred miles to the Poyang lake beyond usual delays caused by the dried-up condition at that season of all waterways connected with. From Wordnik.com. [Life and sport in China Second Edition] Reference
China a sanatorium has lately sprung up near Kiukiang, at Kuling, a valley some 4,000 feet above sea-level in the Lushan mountains, which overlook the Yangtse on one side and the Poyang lake on the other. From Wordnik.com. [Life and sport in China Second Edition] Reference
Interspersed among these ships of all nations whose flags are known on the seas, were steamers of all sizes, from the little tugboat to the large steamers, like the Poyang of fifteen hundred tons, plying on the. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
E. (313) Mr. Walpole called his gold-fish pond, Poyang. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2] Reference
At length the river-voyage comes to an end at Wu-chang, on the Poyang. From Wordnik.com. [Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama] Reference
Poyang has great custom: I have lately given Count Perron some gold fish, which he has carried in his post-chaise to Turin: he has already carried some before. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2] Reference
During the expo Jiangxi provincial government announced that it was cooperating with the Finish government on building a low-carbon eco-city in Gongqing city by the Poyang lake. From Wordnik.com. [Global Issues News Headlines] Reference
The capture of Kiukiang, a town situated on the river near the northern extremity of the lake Poyang, and of Ganking followed in quick succession, and on 8th March the Taepings sat down before. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Gordon, Volume I] Reference
He had a message for the other Yangtsze Viceroy, Tseun Kuo Fan, and accordingly paid five hundred taels (L70) to stop the little steamer Poyang for two hours at Nanking in order to deliver it. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Robert Hart]
More heavy rain was forecast along the Yangtze's upper reaches, which would raise the flood pressures on major lakes downstream like the Dongting and Poyang, where water levels were already near warning marks, officials warned. From Wordnik.com. [Raw Story] Reference
More heavy rain was forecast along the Yangtze's upper reaches likely raising the flood pressures on major lakes downstream like the Dongting and Poyang -- where water levels were already near warning marks, the civil affairs ministry warned. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
Poyang Lake, China’s largest freshwater lake, now shrinks to an area as small as 50 square kilometers, down from 4,000 at its peak. From Wordnik.com. [When a Billion Chinese Jump] Reference
While I was in Heilongjiang, the domestic media reported the slaughter of protected swans in Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Province, one of the world’s most important wintering wetlands for migratory birds. From Wordnik.com. [When a Billion Chinese Jump] Reference
Poyang, (313) for a present to Madam Clive. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2] Reference
(549) Mr. Walpole having called his gold-fish pond Poyang, calls the gold-fish Poyangers. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2] Reference
Poyang Lake, 289. From Wordnik.com. [When a Billion Chinese Jump] Reference
Poyang lake. From Wordnik.com. [Life and sport in China Second Edition] Reference
Lake Poyang, China. From Wordnik.com. [Any News From 7th Living Lakes Conference?] Reference
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