白鶴灘 bái hè tān

DEFINITIONS

  1. Baihetan, the name of a hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River 金沙江[Jin1 sha1 jiang1] at a point where the river forms a border between Yunnan and Sichuan

CHARACTERS

白 bái white; pure, unblemished; bright
鶴 hè crane; Grus species (various)
灘 tān bank, a sandbar, shoal; rapids