Konqi

Konqi River, also transliterated as Kongque River (Uyghur: كۆنچى دەرياسى‎; Uyghur Latin alphabet: Könchi Deryasi), is a river in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It is one of the tributaries of the Tarim River system. The river originates from Bosten Lake, whose water source comes from the Kaidu River, and flows out from the western part of the lake. It passes through Tiemenguan, flows across Korla City and Yuli County, and eventually empties into Lop Nur. The river has a total length of 942 kilometers, an average annual runoff of 1.2 billion cubic meters, and a drainage basin area of 33,200 square kilometers.

Due to water diversion projects supplying the Tarim River, as well as the construction of reservoirs and dams in the Puhui and Akesu Pu areas, the river section downstream of Yuli County has experienced flow cessation.

Both “Kongque” and “Konqi” are Chinese transliterations of the Uyghur word كۆنچى (könchi), which originally means leather craftsman. According to local legend, leatherworkers frequently washed hides in this river, giving rise to its name.