Han River (Guangdong)

{{Short description|River in Guangdong, China}}

{{For|other rivers called Han|Han River (disambiguation){{!}}Han River}}

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| name = Han River

| native_name = {{Noitalic|{{nobold|{{lang|zh|韩江}}}}}}

| name_other = Hán Jiāng

| image = Chaozhou Han River.jpeg

| image_caption = Looking across the Han River from Chaozhou City.

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| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = China

| subdivision_type2 = Province

| subdivision_name2 = Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi

| subdivision_type3 = Cities

| subdivision_name3 =Meizhou, Chaozhou, Shantou

| length_km = 410

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| discharge1_min = {{convert|33|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_avg = {{convert|870|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_max = {{convert|13300|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}

| source1 = Mount Qixingdong (Mei River)

| source1_location = Zijin County, Guangdong

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| mouth = South China Sea

| mouth_location = Shantou, Guangdong

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| basin_size_km2 = 30112

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| tributaries_left = Wuhua River, Ning River, Shiku River

| tributaries_right = Ting River, Meitan River

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The Han River ({{zh|t=韓江|s=韩江|p=Hán Jiāng}}) is a river in southeast China. It is located mainly in eastern Guangdong and has a total length of {{convert|410|km|mi}}. The river is combined with two main tributary rivers, Mei River and Ting River, at Sanheba (三河坝), Dabu County.{{Cite web |url=http://mz.southcn.com/content/2016-10/24/content_158200692.htm |title=三河古镇：汇三江流碧 扼埔邑咽喉 |access-date=2018-04-09 |archive-date=2018-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118083420/http://mz.southcn.com/content/2016-10/24/content_158200692.htm |url-status=dead }} Han River flows south through the Han River Delta entering the South China Sea at Chenghai District and Longhu District of Shantou.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gdwater.gov.cn/yszx/ysgk/lygk/201510/t20151027_207387.html |title=韩江流域 |access-date=2018-04-11 |archive-date=2018-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411111550/http://www.gdwater.gov.cn/yszx/ysgk/lygk/201510/t20151027_207387.html |url-status=dead }} The Teochew people refer to the river as "the Mother River".[http://gd.sina.com.cn/news/shantou/2017-12-18/detail-ifyptkyk5044589.shtml 潮汕母亲河韩江入选年度全国最美家乡河]

The river is named after Han Yu, a writer, poet and government official of the Tang dynasty, in honor of his contribution to Chaoshan.[https://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/teochews-can-take-pride-successes Teochews Can Take Pride in Successes] It was originally named as E Xi ({{zh|s=恶溪|t=惡溪|l=ferocious river}}) before Han Yu's exile to Chaozhou. The river became calm under Han's river regulation project. To remember him, the locals rename the river to Han River after his departure.[https://web.archive.org/web/20180409171442/http://www.xinhuanet.com/shuhua/2016-04/22/c_128920664.htm 专家视点：韩江是一条什么江？]