GAN RIVER


Meaning of GAN RIVER in English

or Kan River

River, southeastern China.

Located in Jiangxi province, it flows north through Lake Poyang to enter the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) after a course of 537 mi (864 km). A major southern tributary of the Yangtze, its valley provided an important route in historical times from Guangzhou to the Yangtze valley and the north.

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