Pangu

The Pangu River flows northeast from the forested Greater Khingan to join the Amur. Its name comes from an Oroqen expression for rolling water, an image of the river rushing over an uneven bed. The upper valley passes through dense northern forest, while the lower course runs through ground frozen deep in winter. Oroqen hunters lived in the wider mountain country, following rivers and game through the taiga and maintaining ties with communities along the Amur.