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Poyang
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Po·yang  (pyäng)
A lake of eastern China southeast of Wuhan. It is connected to the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) by canal.

Poyang, P'o-yang [ˈpɔːˈjæŋ]
n
(Placename) a lake in E China, in N Jiangxi province, connected by canal with the Yangtze River: the second largest lake in China. Area (at its greatest): 2780 sq. km (1073 sq. miles)
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Noun1.Poyang - a lake in central China that is connected to the Chang Jiang by a canal
Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world


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The ICF and environmentalists have warned that a proposed dam on the Yangtze at Three Gorges would alter the hydrological processes at Lake Poyang and threaten this important wintering area.
 
 
 
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