Gan River (Jiangxi)

Gan River

Basin
River mouth	Lake Poyang
Countries	People's Republic of China (Jiangxi)
Physiognomy
Length	885 km (550 mi)
Avg. discharge	1,667 m³/s (58,900 cu ft/s)

The Gan River (simplified Chinese: 赣江; traditional Chinese: 贛江; pinyin: Gàn Jiāng, Gan: Kōm-kong) travels 885 km (550 mi) north through the western part of Jiangxi before flowing into Lake Poyang and thence into the Yangtze River. The Xiang-Gan uplands separate it from the Xiang River of neighbouring eastern Hunan.^[1]

It is the major geographical backbone of Jiangxi, and gives its name to the Gan language.^[2]

The river feeds into Lake Poyang, which in turns connects with the Yangtze.^[3]

Tributaries

Xin River

References

↑ Carol Benedict (2011). "Chinese Tobacco Production, 1600 to 1750". Golden-Silk Smoke: A History of Tobacco in China, 1550–2010. University of California Press. p. 41.
↑ James Stuart Olson (1998). An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of China. Greenwood Press. p. 80.
↑ Stephen Turnbull (2002). "A Case Study of Chinese Fighting Ships". Fighting Ships of the Far East (1): China and Southeast Asia 202 BC-AD 1419. Osprey Publishing. p. 37.

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Jiangxi topics

Nanchang (capital)

General	History Politics Economy

Geography	Cities Mufu Mountains Jiuling Mountains Luoxiao Mountains Wuyi Mountains Gan River Lake Poyang Yangtze River Xiushui River

Education	Jiangxi Normal University Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University Jiangxi Agricultural University Jinggangshan University Jiujiang University Nanchang University Nanchang Hangkong University

Culture	Gan Chinese (Nanchang dialect, Yichun dialect) Cuisine Anfu ham Ganju opera Architecture Religion Hakka culture (language, architecture)

Visitor attractions	Donglin Temple Lushan National Park Zhelin Reservoir

Category Commons

Major rivers of China

Yangtze River system	Yalong River Min River Dadu River Qingyi River Tuo River Jialing River Fu River Qu River Wu River Hanshui River Qing River Chishui River Xiao River Xiang River Zi River Yuan River Lishui River Gan River Fu River Xin River Qingyi Jiang Qinhuai River Huangpu River

Yellow River system	Black River Daxia River Tao River Qingshui River Wuding River Fen River Wei River Jing River Luo River (Henan) Luo River (Shaanxi) Qin River

Pearl River system	North River East River Han River Mei River Ting River West River Yujiang River Yong River Xun River Qian River Hongshui River Nanpan River Beipan River Rong River Gui River

Heilong River system	Songhua River 2nd Songhua River Nen River Mudan River Ussuri River Argun River

Huai River system	Guo River Ying River Shiguan River

Other major rivers	Hai River Chaobai River Yongding River Hutuo River Liao River Tarim River Karatash River Ili River Shule River Tumen River Yalu River Luan River Red River Minjiang River Longjiang River Lancang River Beilun River Nu River Lion Spring River Elephant Spring River Yarlung Tsangpo River (Horse Spring River) Nyang River Subansiri River Irtysh River

Major canals	Grand Canal of China Lingqu Canal North Jiangsu Main Irrigation Canal

Coordinates: 28°31′55″N 115°48′54″E / 28.532°N 115.815°E / 28.532; 115.815

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Gan River (Jiangxi)

Tributaries

See also

References

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