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{{hatnote|Not to be confused with the present-day [[Longjiang (Fujian)|Longjiang |
{{hatnote|Not to be confused with the present-day [[Longjiang (Fujian)|Longjiang in northern Fujian]].}} |
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The '''Jiulong River''',<!--Chinese in infobox--> formerly known as the '''Longjiang''',{{efn|This name was formerly romanized '''Lung Keang'''<ref>{{citation |contribution=[[:s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Chang-chow|Chang-chow]] |title=''[[:s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition|''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 9th ed.]], [[:s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Volume V|Vol. V]]'' |editor=Thomas Spencer Baynes |display-editors=0 |publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons |location=New York |date=1878 |ref={{harvid|''EB''|1878}} |p=391 }}.</ref> or '''Kiang'''.<ref>{{citation |contribution=[[:s:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Chang-chow|Chang-chow]] |title=''[[:s:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica|''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 11th ed.]], [[:s:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Volume V|Vol. V]]'' |editor=Hugh Chisholm |editor2=Walter Alison Phillips |display-editors=0 |publisher=Enc. Britannica Co. |location=New York |date=1911 |ref={{harvid|''EB''|1911}} |pp=839–40 }}.</ref>}} is the largest [[rivers of China|river]] in southern [[Fujian]] and the second largest in the province. It has a length of {{convert|258|km|sp=us}} and a basin of {{convert|14,700|km²|sp=us}}. Like all Fujianese rivers [[Ting River|but one]], it flows into the [[Taiwan Strait]].<ref name="bk">http://baike.baidu.com/view/23372.htm</ref> |
The '''Jiulong River''',<!--Chinese in infobox--> formerly known as the '''Longjiang''',{{efn|This name was formerly romanized '''Lung Keang'''<ref>{{citation |contribution=[[:s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Chang-chow|Chang-chow]] |title=''[[:s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition|''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 9th ed.]], [[:s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Volume V|Vol. V]]'' |editor=Thomas Spencer Baynes |display-editors=0 |publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons |location=New York |date=1878 |ref={{harvid|''EB''|1878}} |p=391 }}.</ref> or '''Kiang'''.<ref>{{citation |contribution=[[:s:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Chang-chow|Chang-chow]] |title=''[[:s:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica|''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 11th ed.]], [[:s:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Volume V|Vol. V]]'' |editor=Hugh Chisholm |editor2=Walter Alison Phillips |display-editors=0 |publisher=Enc. Britannica Co. |location=New York |date=1911 |ref={{harvid|''EB''|1911}} |pp=839–40 }}.</ref>}} is the largest [[rivers of China|river]] in southern [[Fujian]] and the second largest in the province. It has a length of {{convert|258|km|sp=us}} and a basin of {{convert|14,700|km²|sp=us}}. Like all Fujianese rivers [[Ting River|but one]], it flows into the [[Taiwan Strait]].<ref name="bk">http://baike.baidu.com/view/23372.htm</ref> |
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| Jiulong River | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 九龍江 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 九龙江 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Nine-Dragon River | ||||||||||
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| Beixi | |||||||||||
| Chinese | 北溪 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | North Creek | ||||||||||
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| Xixi | |||||||||||
| Chinese | 西溪 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | West Creek | ||||||||||
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| Longjiang | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 龍江 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 龙江 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Dragon River | ||||||||||
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The Jiulong River, formerly known as the Longjiang,[a] is the largest river in southern Fujian and the second largest in the province. It has a length of 258 kilometers (160 mi) and a basin of 14,700 square kilometers (5,700 sq mi). Like all Fujianese rivers but one, it flows into the Taiwan Strait.[3]
Course
The Beixi rises in the prefecture of Longyan; it flows east into the prefecture of Zhangzhou, where it merges with the Xixi to form the Jiulong. The Xixi, almost as long, begins in Zhangzhou's rural Pinghe County. The combined stream flows past the urban districts of Zhangzhou proper and empties into Xiamen Bay on the Taiwan Strait.[4]
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References
- ^ "Chang-chow", Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. V, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1878, p. 391.
- ^ "Chang-chow", Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed., Vol. V, New York: Enc. Britannica Co., 1911, pp. 839–40.
- ^ http://baike.baidu.com/view/23372.htm
- ^ 1 (PDF).
24°35′43″N 117°49′05″E / 24.595207°N 117.818069°E
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