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{{Short description|River in Jiangxi, China}}
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{{For|the river in Inner Mongolia|Gan River (Inner Mongolia)}}
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The '''Gan River''' ({{Zh|s=赣江|t=贛江|p=Gàn Jiāng}}, ]: Kōm-kong) of southern ] travels 885&nbsp;km north through ] before flowing into ] and thence into the ]. It is the major artery for ]. The '''Gan River''' ({{Zh|s=赣江|p=Gàn Jiāng}}, ]: Kōm-kong) runs north through the western part of ] before flowing into ] and thus the ]. The Xiang-Gan uplands separate it from the ] of neighboring eastern ].<ref>{{cite book|last=Carol Benedict|title=Golden-Silk Smoke: A History of Tobacco in China, 1550–2010 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e7nNkB8R4GkC&q=gan+river+jiangxi&pg=PA41|year=2011|publisher=University of California Press|page=41|chapter=Chinese Tobacco Production, 1600 to 1750|isbn=9780520948563}}</ref>


Two similarly sized rivers, the ] which is the southern tributary and the Mei River from the north combine in ], Jiangxi, to form the Gan. The Gan River flows {{convert|527|km|mi|abbr=on}} before splitting into distributaries just north of ]. The longest of these, the North Branch, is several times longer than the other distributaries at {{convert|72|km|mi|abbr=on}}. The Gan River is the major geographical feature of Jiangxi, and gives its name to the ]<ref>{{cite book|last=James Stuart Olson|title=An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of China |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IOM8qF34s4YC&q=gan+river+jiangxi&pg=PA80|year=1998|publisher=Greenwood Press|page=80|isbn=9780313288531|access-date= 2 March 2019}}</ref> as well as the province's one-character abbreviation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sohu.com/a/155525378_568256##1 |script-title=zh:高考地理：中国各省份简称历来 |publisher=] Education |language=zh-hans |date=2017-07-08 |access-date=2018-12-17 |quote="{{lang|zh-hans|19、江西--地处长江中下游南岸，赣江是省内最大的河流，故简称“赣”}}" |archive-date=2018-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218011052/http://www.sohu.com/a/155525378_568256 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Tributary ==
The river feeds into ], which in turns connects with the ].<ref>{{cite book|last=Stephen Turnbull|title=Fighting Ships of the Far East (1): China and Southeast Asia 202 BC-AD 1419|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jLIfe4-wWawC&q=gan+river+mouth+poyang&pg=PA37|year=2002|publisher=]|page=37|chapter=A Case Study of Chinese Fighting Ships|isbn=9781782000174}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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==See also== ==See also==
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:24, 2 October 2024

River in Jiangxi, China For the river in Inner Mongolia, see Gan River (Inner Mongolia).
Gan River
Gan River and Yuhong Pagoda in Ganzhou
Native name赣江 (Chinese)
Location
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • locationLake Poyang
Length599 km (372 mi)
Basin size103,074 km (39,797 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average2,865 m/s (101,200 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftGong River, Zhang River
 • rightMei River

The Gan River (Chinese: 赣江; pinyin: Gàn Jiāng, Gan: Kōm-kong) runs north through the western part of Jiangxi before flowing into Lake Poyang and thus the Yangtze River. The Xiang-Gan uplands separate it from the Xiang River of neighboring eastern Hunan.

Two similarly sized rivers, the Gong River which is the southern tributary and the Mei River from the north combine in Yudu County, Jiangxi, to form the Gan. The Gan River flows 527 km (327 mi) before splitting into distributaries just north of Nanchang. The longest of these, the North Branch, is several times longer than the other distributaries at 72 km (45 mi). The Gan River is the major geographical feature of Jiangxi, and gives its name to the Gan variety of Chinese as well as the province's one-character abbreviation. The river feeds into Lake Poyang, which in turns connects with the Yangtze.

See also

References

  1. 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. ISBN 9780520948563.
  2. James Stuart Olson (1998). An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of China. Greenwood Press. p. 80. ISBN 9780313288531. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. 高考地理：中国各省份简称历来 (in Simplified Chinese). Sohu Education. 2017-07-08. Archived from the original on 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2018-12-17. 19、江西--地处长江中下游南岸，赣江是省内最大的河流，故简称"赣"
  4. 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. ISBN 9781782000174.

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