Han Jiang (Han Shui)
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 Map of the river |
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| Data | ||
| location | Shaanxi , Hubei ( PR China ) | |
| River system | Yangtze River | |
| Drain over | Yangtze River → East China Sea | |
| Headwaters | in the southwest of Shaanxi | |
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Yangtze River coordinates: 30 ° 34 ′ 2 " N , 114 ° 17 ′ 4" E 30 ° 34 ′ 2 " N , 114 ° 17 ′ 4" E
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| length | 1532 km | |
| Big cities | Wuhan | |
 Han River in Wuhan |
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 Wuhan satellite image |
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The Han Jiang ( Chinese 漢江 / 汉江 , Pinyin Hàn Jiāng - "" Han stream "," Han river ""), also Han Shui ( 漢水 / 汉水 , Hàn Shuǐ - "" Han river "," Han -Waters "") is the longest tributary of the Yangtze River with 1532 km .
course
The Han River rises in the southwest of the Chinese province of Shaanxi and flows through the province of Hubei in a northwest-southeast direction until it flows into the Yangtze on the left in the city of Wuhan . The Han forms the border between the two districts of Hankou and Hanyang .
history
Since Liu Bang , the founder of the Han dynasty, originally had his rule in the area of the Han River, he named his dynasty after it. The self-designation of the Chinese as the Han people , as well as the Chinese language as the Han language ( Hànyǔ ) and the characters as the Han sign ( Hànzì ) ultimately go back to the name of this river via the dynasty.