Without billowy waves and majestic vigour,the ancient Yalong river only has a total length of 6.7 kilometers from her headwaters to the embouchure at Brahmaputra.

• 雅砻河藏语意为"从上游下来的大河"，发源于雅拉香山，山上终年冰雪覆顶，云雾缭绕。