Qiantang /t͡ʃiˌænˈtæŋ/ noun1 •A river in China, flowing north and east through Zhejiang into Hangzhou Bay.In the Province of Chekiang, near the chief City of Hangcheu, runs a River, which in regard of its course, is called sometimes Che, at other times Cientang, and in some places Cingan. — 1669