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中华水塔

English translation: "Water Tower" of China


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Chinese term or phrase:中华水塔
English translation:"Water Tower" of China
Entered by: Jason Ma
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13:34 Mar 1, 2007
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Social Sciences - Advertising / Public Relations
Chinese term or phrase: 中华水塔
Context:

三江源自然保护区境内,东昆仑山系及其支脉巴颜喀拉山、可可西里山、阿尼玛卿山和唐古拉山脉横贯其间,山脉上,终年不化的积雪、冰川融化形成的涓涓细流,汇集成了孕育五千年华夏文明的长江、黄河、澜沧江,成为我国乃至亚洲的重要水源地,素有“中华水塔”之美称。

Thanks in advance.
Jason Ma
China
Local time: 19:19
"Water Tower" of China
Explanation:
I see two ways of calling it in English:
- China's water tower
- "Water Tower" of China

I prefer the second name.

To quite a few outsiders, this “Water Tower” of China in the southern part of Qinghai is somewhat formidable. In old days, it took a horse rider 21 days to ...
www.humanrights.cn/zt/magazine/200402005510161957.htm

Sanjiangyuan covers an area of 360000 sq km on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau and is home to about 590000 people. Dubbed "China's Water Tower", the area supplies ...
www.china.org.cn/english/2005/Sep/140545.htm
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Denyce Seow
Singapore
Local time: 19:19
Grading comment
Thnaks, Denyce. I would polish your version slightly, if you don't mind.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +5"Water Tower" of China
Denyce Seow


  

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"Water Tower" of China


Explanation:
I see two ways of calling it in English:
- China's water tower
- "Water Tower" of China

I prefer the second name.

To quite a few outsiders, this “Water Tower” of China in the southern part of Qinghai is somewhat formidable. In old days, it took a horse rider 21 days to ...
www.humanrights.cn/zt/magazine/200402005510161957.htm

Sanjiangyuan covers an area of 360000 sq km on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau and is home to about 590000 people. Dubbed "China's Water Tower", the area supplies ...
www.china.org.cn/english/2005/Sep/140545.htm


    Reference: http://english.people.com.cn/200606/19/eng20060619_275300.ht...
Denyce Seow
Singapore
Local time: 19:19
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PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thnaks, Denyce. I would polish your version slightly, if you don't mind.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Denyce.


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