Min River (Fujian)
| Min River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Futun |
| • location | Shaowu, Fujian |
| • coordinates | 27°07′41″N 117°05′24″E / 27.128°N 117.090°E |
| • elevation | 631 m (2,070 ft) |
| 2nd source | Shaxi |
| • location | Sanming, Fujian |
| • coordinates | 26°18′29″N 116°26′53″E / 26.308°N 116.448°E |
| • elevation | 557 m (1,827 ft) |
| Source confluence | |
| • location | Nanping, Fujian |
| • coordinates | 26°34′41″N 118°01′55″E / 26.578°N 118.032°E |
| • elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Mouth | Taiwan Strait |
• location | Fuzhou, Fujian |
• coordinates | 26°04′34″N 119°31′19″E / 26.076°N 119.522°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 505 km (314 mi) |
| Basin size | 60,922 km2 (23,522 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1,980 m3/s (70,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Renshou, Jianxi and tributaries |
| • right | Xixi, Jinxi, Shaxi, Youxi, Dazhang |
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| Traditional Chinese | 閩江 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 闽江 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Min River (Chinese: Mǐn Jiāng) is a 505-kilometre-long (314 mi) river in Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is the largest river in Fujian, and an important water transport channel. Most of northern and central Fujian is within its drainage area.
The provincial capital, Fuzhou (Foochow), sits on the lower Min River, with its historic center being on the northern side of the river. Fuzhou's suburb Changle is on the other side of the river, even closer to its fall into the Taiwan Strait; the location historically made it an important port.