Han River (Guangdong)
The Han River (simplified Chinese: 韩江; traditional Chinese: 韓江; pinyin: Hán Jiāng) is a river in southeast China that flows into the South China Sea. It is located mainly in eastern Guangdong province and has a total length of 410 kilometres (250 mi). The river was combined with two main tributary rivers, Mei River and Ting River, at Sanheba (三河坝), Dabu County.[1]
The river is named after Han Yu, a writer, poet and government official of the Tang dynasty, in honor of his contribution.[2] It was named as E Xi (simplified Chinese: 恶溪; traditional Chinese: 惡溪; lit. 'ferocious river') before Han Yu's exiled to Chaozhou. The river became pacific after Han's river regulation and is named after him after his left.[3]
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