Fuchun River
{{Short description|River in Zhejiang, China}}
Fuchun River ({{lang-zh|s=富春江|p=fù chūn jiāng|l=Rich Spring River}}) is located in Zhejiang Province, southeastern China. It is the nickname of the section of Qiantang River from Meicheng Town in Jiande City to Wenjiayan in Xiaoshan District, making it the middle reaches of Qiantang River.{{Cite web |date=2014-04-25 |title=逐水而行 探浙江八大水系 |trans-title=Following the Water, exploring the Eight Major Water Systems in Zhejiang |url=http://www.zszs.cn/slwm/2010/07/15/101336.htm |website=浙山浙水网 |language=zh-hans |access-date=2023-11-11 |archive-date=2016-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527161616/http://www.zszs.cn/slwm/2010/07/15/101336.htm |url-status=dead }} The Fuchun River area used to be known as the "Little Three Gorges".Wu Jun (吴均), Liang Dynasty：自富阳至桐庐一百许里，奇山异水，天下独绝。{{lang-zh}} It has a total length of 110 kilometers and runs through Tonglu and Fuyang in Zhejiang Province. From 5 kilometers below Meicheng to near Lucibu is the canyon section.{{Cite web |date=2021-02-26 |title=Fuchun River Tourism Guideline |url=https://you.ctrip.com/sight/tonglu688/69220423.html#ctm_ref=www_hp_bs_lst |website=携程 |language=zh-hans}}
In the late 1950s a dam and hydroelectric project was started (completed 1977) on the river near its confluence with the Fuchun, forming the large Xin’an River Reservoir.{{Cite web |title=Fuchun River {{!}} Yangtze tributary, Hangzhou, Zhejiang {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Fuchun-River |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=britannica |language=en-GB}}