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| The '''Gan River''' is a river that flows in western ], in China. The Xiang-Gan uplands separate it from the ] of eastern ].<ref>{{cite book|last=Carol Benedict|first=|title=Golden-Silk Smoke: A History of Tobacco in China, 1550–2010 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=e7nNkB8R4GkC&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=gan+river+jiangxi&source=bl&ots=7GSNb-5Kxf&sig=_4IkxsqC2w4_cOjncMHvcgtQo2s&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8JBbU6a_NcKbOrWtgfgN&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=gan%20river%20jiangxi&f=false|year=2011|publisher=University of California Press|page=41|chapter=Chinese Tobacco Production, 1600 to 1750}}</ref> | |||
| The '''Gan River''' ({{Zh|s=赣江|t=贛江|p=Gàn Jiāng}}, ]: Kōm-kong) of southern ] travels 885 km north through ] before flowing into ] and thence into the ]. It is the major artery for ]. | |||
| It is the major geographical feature of Jiangxi province, and gives its name to the ].<ref>{{cite book|last=James Stuart Olson|first=|title=An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of China |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IOM8qF34s4YC&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=gan+river+jiangxi&source=bl&ots=mVVFAjPbY0&sig=3zwkuTs1D1dVe41aF_yPYxy1cJw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8JBbU6a_NcKbOrWtgfgN&ved=0CDMQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=gan%20river%20jiangxi&f=false|year=1998|publisher=Greenwood Press|page=80}}</ref> | |||
| The river feeds into ], which in turns connects with the ].<ref>{{cite book|last=Stephen Turnbull|first=|title=Fighting Ships of the Far East (1): China and Southeast Asia 202 BC-AD 1419 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jLIfe4-wWawC&pg=PA37&dq=gan+river+mouth+poyang&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tNZbU-zOO6Xy7Aab0oHABA&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=gan%20river%20mouth%20poyang&f=false|year=2002|publisher=]|page=37|chapter=A Case Study of Chinese Fighting Ships}}</ref> | |||
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| Mouth | Lake Poyang |
| Length | 885 km (550 mi) |
The Gan River is a river that flows in western Jiangxi, in China. The Xiang-Gan uplands separate it from the Xiang River of eastern Hunan.
It is the major geographical feature of Jiangxi province, and gives its name to the Gan language.
The river feeds into Lake Poyang, which in turns connects with the Yangtze.
Tributary
- Xin River (信江)
See also
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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