Jiulong River

Jiulong Longjiang, Zhangjiang
The bank of the Jiulang River in Zhangzhou
Native name	Jiǔlóng Jiāng (Chinese)
Location
Country	China
Provinces	Fujian
Physical characteristics
Length	258 km (160 mi)

The Jiulong River, formerly known as the Longjiang^[a] or Zhangjiang, is the largest river in southern Fujian and the second largest in the province. It has a length of 258 kilometers (160 mi) and a basin of 14,700 square kilometers (5,700 sq mi). Like all Fujianese rivers but one, it flows into the Taiwan Strait.^{[citation needed]}

The Beixi rises in the prefecture of Longyan; it flows east into the prefecture of Zhangzhou, where it merges with the Xixi to form the Jiulong. The Xixi, almost as long, begins in Zhangzhou's rural Pinghe County. The combined stream flows past the urban districts of Zhangzhou and Xiamen.^[3] Finally, it empties into Xiamen Bay on the Taiwan Strait.^[4]

• Yuegang, a smuggling port at the mouth of the river

24°35′43″N 117°49′05″E / 24.595207°N 117.818069°E / 24.595207; 117.818069

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