Chienchen River

Coordinates: 22°35′14.1″N 120°18′30.4″E / 22.587250°N 120.308444°E / 22.587250; 120.308444

Chienchen River

The Chienchen River (Chinese: 前鎮運河; pinyin: Qiánzhèn Yùnhé) is a river in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

History

The river used to be very dirty what it was once called the Black Dragon River (Chinese: 黑龍江). Kaohsiung Mayor Frank Hsieh took the initiative to clean the river for four years with a budget of NT$2 billion.[1]

Transportation

Part of the river is accessible from Cianjhen Senior High School Station of Kaohsiung MRT.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kaohsiung aspires to be cultural icon". taipeitimes.com.


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