Han River (Hubei and Shaanxi)
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For other rivers called Han, see Han River.
The Han River, also known by its Chinese names Hanshui (Chinese: 汉水) and Han Jiang (汉江), is a major river in Central China. A left tributary of the Yangtze, the longest river in Asia, it has a length of 1,532 km (952 mi) and is the longest tributary of the Yangtze system.
Quick Facts Han River, Native name ...
Han River Han Jiang / Hanshui | |
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Native name | 汉江 |
Location | |
Country | China |
Region | Shaanxi, Hubei |
Cities | Hanzhong, Ankang, Shiyan, Xiangyang, Wuhan |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Near Hanzhong |
• location | Qin Mountains, Shaanxi |
• coordinates | 33°08′32″N 106°49′42″E |
• elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
Mouth | Yangtze River |
• location | Wuhan, Hubei |
• coordinates | 30°33′52″N 114°17′30″E |
• elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
Length | 1,532 km (952 mi), Northwest-southeast |
Basin size | 174,300 km2 (67,300 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 1,632 m3/s (57,600 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 33,500 m3/s (1,180,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
River system | Yangtze River basin |
Tributaries | |
• left | Xun, Dan, Bai River (China) [zh], Fushui River |
• right | Du, Chi, Nan, Muma |
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Quick Facts Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese ...
Han River | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 漢江 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 汉江 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Han River | ||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 漢水 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 汉水 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Han River (not "Han water") | ||||||||
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The river gave its name to the ancient Chinese Han dynasty, which marked one of ancient China's first golden ages and through it, to the Han Chinese, the dominant ethnic group in modern China and the most populous ethnic group in the world.[1] It is also the namesake of the city of Hanzhong on its upper course.