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Coordinates: 24°35′43″N 117°49′05″E / 24.595207°N 117.818069°E / 24.595207; 117.818069
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The '''Jiulong River''',<!--Chinese in infobox--> formerly known as the '''Longjiang''',{{efn|This name was formerly romanized '''Lung Keang'''<ref>{{cite EB9 |mode=cs2 |wstitle=Chang-chow |ref={{harvid|''EB''|1878}} |volume=5 |page=391}}.</ref> or '''Kiang'''.<ref>{{cite EB1911 |mode=cs2 |wstitle=Chang-chow |ref={{harvid|''EB''|1911}} |volume=5 |pages=839–840}}</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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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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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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Revision as of 15:38, 26 December 2016

Not to be confused with the present-day Longjiang in northern Fujian.
Jiulong River
Traditional Chinese九龍江
Simplified Chinese九龙江
Literal meaningNine-Dragon River
Beixi
Chinese北溪
Literal meaningNorth Creek
Xixi
Chinese西溪
Literal meaningWest Creek
Former names
Longjiang
Traditional Chinese龍江
Simplified Chinese龙江
Literal meaningDragon River

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]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ This name was formerly romanized Lung Keang[1] or Kiang.[2]

References

  1. ^ Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), "Chang-chow" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, p. 391.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911), "Chang-chow" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press, pp. 839–840
  3. ^ http://baike.baidu.com/view/23372.htm
  4. ^ 1 (PDF).

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