The Min River ( Chinese : 岷 江 ; pinyin : Mínjiāng ) is a 735-kilometer-long river (457 mi) in central Sichuan province, China. It is a tributary of the upper Yangtze River , which flows through Chengdu and joins at Yibin . Within China, it was traditionally taken as the main course of the upper Yangtze before extensive exploration of its sources.
5-614: Min River or Minjiang may refer to: Min River (Sichuan) (岷江), in Sichuan, China Min River (Fujian) (闽江), in Fujian, China See also [ edit ] Min (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
10-650: Is built into the stone banks of the Min River. Some 19th-century Western authors used the name Blue River as the "colloquial name" for the Minjiang, after the former local Chinese name Qingshui ( 清水 , lit. "Clear water"), and the belief that the Min constituted the main course of the Yangtze , which was itself known to Europeans as the "Blue River". A survey by biologist Deng Qixiang found that only 16 of
15-504: The 40 fish species recorded in the 1950s can be found today. The Sichuan Taimen , a protected species, has not been seen in one stretch of river, the Wenchuan , for an entire decade. Located along the Min River is the oldest surviving water management scheme built by hydraulic engineer Li Bing , helping to significantly expand the power of the Qin state and triggering a population boom in
20-662: The general southern direction. It starts in north-central Sichuan, where its basin is limited by the Qionglai Mountains in the west and the Min Mountains in the east. The river passes through the Longmen Mountains and enters the plains of the Sichuan Basin near Dujiangyan . In that area, the ancient Irrigation System and the modern Zipingpu dam are located. The Giant Buddha of Leshan
25-403: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Min_River&oldid=932997614 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Min River (Sichuan) The Min River flows in
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