<p>Tung river is the translation of 銅河, it's called 大渡河 (Dadu river) now.</p>

<p>On page 127 of the "to the snows of tibet through china", it was written:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>. . . Lu-ting-chiao, which is built on both banks of the Tung River, . . .</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Well, Lu-ting-chiao is 瀘定橋.</p>

<p>BTW, there's a map on page 353, you may compare it with other source :)</p>

<p>Another interesting book about tibet, thanks :)</p>

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<p>I am currently reading an entomologists diaries from the late 19th Century - A.E. Pratt. He travelled Sichuan Province and published his journal, <em><a href="https://archive.org/details/tosnowsoftibetth00pratrich" rel="nofollow">To the Snows of Tibet through China</a></em>, in 1892. Pratt keeps referring to the <em>Tung</em> River; however, I can find no corresponding river, today. </p>

<p>There are a couple of problems, the first being that names change frequently throughout the frontier's particularly turbulent pre-modern history. </p>

<p>Pratt mentions <em>Fu-lin</em> (which I am assuming is modern day <em><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Fuling,+Chongqing,+China/@29.5854082,106.8238431,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x369300832bb0e82b:0xaafda18e375b4c45!8m2!3d29.703113!4d107.389298" rel="nofollow">Fuling</a></em> which he also mentions). Pratt mentions the Yangtse by name, so the Tung is not the Yangtse on which Fuling sits. </p>

<p>So, here is my question: assuming Pratt was using somthing akin to Wade-Gile's system of romanization, what would the <em>pinyin</em> equivalent be, i.e. I can't remember what "T" is in Wade-Giles? Is anyone aware of the <em>Tung</em>?</p>

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Probably "dong" as in east?
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Historical Question, Possible Wade-Giles, Sichuan river name
# Historical Question, Possible Wade-Giles, Sichuan river name

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-05-17)

I am currently reading an entomologists diaries from the late 19th Century - A.E. Pratt. He travelled Sichuan Province and published his journal, *[To the Snows of Tibet through China](https://archive.org/details/tosnowsoftibetth00pratrich)*, in 1892. Pratt keeps referring to the *Tung* River; however, I can find no corresponding river, today.

There are a couple of problems, the first being that names change frequently throughout the frontier's particularly turbulent pre-modern history.

Pratt mentions *Fu-lin* (which I am assuming is modern day *[Fuling](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Fuling,+Chongqing,+China/@29.5854082,106.8238431,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x369300832bb0e82b:0xaafda18e375b4c45!8m2!3d29.703113!4d107.389298)* which he also mentions). Pratt mentions the Yangtse by name, so the Tung is not the Yangtse on which Fuling sits.

So, here is my question: assuming Pratt was using somthing akin to Wade-Gile's system of romanization, what would the *pinyin* equivalent be, i.e. I can't remember what "T" is in Wade-Giles? Is anyone aware of the *Tung*?

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> **username_1**: Probably "dong" as in east?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-05-18. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

Tung river is the translation of 銅河, it's called 大渡河 (Dadu river) now.

On page 127 of the "to the snows of tibet through china", it was written:

> . . . Lu-ting-chiao, which is built on both banks of the Tung River, . . .

Well, Lu-ting-chiao is 瀘定橋.

BTW, there's a map on page 353, you may compare it with other source :)

Another interesting book about tibet, thanks :)


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