Qingyi River (Sichuan)

This article is about a major river in Sichuan. For the tributary of Yangtze River in Anhui, see Qingyi River.

Qingyi River
Origin	Shu-Xi-Ying, Sichuan
Mouth	Dadu River near Leshan, Sichuan
Basin countries	China
Length	276 kilometers
Source elevation	5364 meters
Mouth elevation	361meters
Basin area	13,300 square kilometers
River system	Dadu River and Min River System Yangtze River

Qingyi River (Chinese: 青衣江) is a major river in western Sichuan. Qingyi means blueish-colored clothes. This name came from the local ancient kingdom Qingyi Qiang Kingdom (est. in 816 B.C.), in which notable people preferred to wear blue clothes. Qingyi River is the longest tributary of Dadu River, and it is also a major river in upper Yangtze River system. The elevation difference between its source and mouth is more than 5000 meters.