Min River (Fujian)

Min River in Fujian

Min River in Fuzhou

The Min Jiang (Chinese闽江, Pinyin Mǐn Jiang) is the largest of more than 600 small rivers in the Chinese province of Fujian.

Geography

The Min has a length of 580 kilometers and is about the same as the German rivers Main and Mosel.

It supplies a large part of Fujian province with water and goes through most of the rivers of the province across the mountain ranges from northwest to southeast. Thus, it is the only natural compound the coast to the inland dar. For large ships, he is only short distances inland navigable.

Name

The Min River is also named for the province of Fujian, whose nickname Min ( Chinese闽/闽) and for the prevailing Min dialects ( Minyu闽语) in Fujian and Taiwan.

Quote

" In the first main Fuzhou Min River, which has its origin on the border with the province of Zhejiang, and then flows past the towns of Pucheng浦城, Yanping延平and Shuikou水口flows. Beyond the towns but he is very rich in water, removed by force in the area of this capital city, and finally falls into the sea. He rushes from the town of Pucheng up to the city Shuikou really strong and fast through the valleys and rocky cliffs, after which it begins to flow gently. And how strong he may pass, he is still navigated by the Chinese through their innate insight and wonderful craftsmanship with even small ships. Which not only possess a single control such as other ships, but two, namely, one front and one rear. These controls woods you know this little boat just to rule as with the bridle of a horse and guide you through the lying both below and above the water cliffs nimbly and quickly through it. "

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Tributaries

• Sha River (沙溪)
• Chong Yang Xi (崇阳 溪)
• Jian River (建 溪)
• Song River (松溪)
• Nanpu flow (南浦 溪)
• You River (Fujian ) (尤溪)
• Dazhang River (大 樟 溪)