Min River
Native name
Location
CountryChina
ProvinceFujian
Physical characteristics
SourceFutun
  locationShaowu, Fujian
  coordinates27°07′41″N 117°05′24″E / 27.128°N 117.090°E / 27.128; 117.090
  elevation631 m (2,070 ft)
2nd sourceShaxi
  locationSanming, Fujian
  coordinates26°18′29″N 116°26′53″E / 26.308°N 116.448°E / 26.308; 116.448
  elevation557 m (1,827 ft)
Source confluence 
  locationNanping, Fujian
  coordinates26°34′41″N 118°01′55″E / 26.578°N 118.032°E / 26.578; 118.032
  elevation77 m (253 ft)
MouthEast China Sea
  location
Fuzhou, Fujian
  coordinates
26°04′34″N 119°31′19″E / 26.076°N 119.522°E / 26.076; 119.522
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length505 km (314 mi)
Basin size60,922 km2 (23,522 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average1,980 m3/s (70,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftRenshou, Jianxi and tributaries
  rightXixi, Jinxi, Shaxi, Youxi, Dazhang
Min River (闽江)in Nanping (南平). Railway bridge (闽江铁路大桥) at the back.

The Min River (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: 閩江; pinyin: Mǐn Jiāng; Foochow Romanized: Mìng-gĕ̤ng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bân-kang; Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Ma̿ing-gó̤ng) is a 505 kilometres (314 mi)-long 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, sits on the lower Min River, with its historic center being on the northern side of the river, even closer to its fall into the East China Sea; the location historically made it an important port.

Alternate sources

The traditional source of the Min River is in the far northwest of the basin, hence in China the highest reach is called the Beixi Brook. The total length of the river using this source is 505 km. But in fact, the Beixi is neither the geographic or hydrological source of the river. The Shuiqian is the furthest geographic source, and the Shuiqian-Shaxi-Min is 580 km long. A different river, the Jinxi, is larger than the Beixi-Futun at the point where the two meet, and consequently is connected to the hydrological source.

See also

References

    1.  Fujian Local Records Compilation Committee. (2001). Fujian Provincial Chronicles: Topography. Fuzhou: Local Records Press


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