Fushui River
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The Fushui River is a river flowing through Tongshan
and Yangxin
Counties in the south-eastern part of Hubei
Province, China
.
The river is 196 km long, originating in the Mufu Mountains
, and discharges into the Yangtze River
. There are a number of dams on the river and its tributaries.
The China National Highway 316
runs alongside the river for parts of its length.
Tongshan County, Hubei
Tongshan is a county within the Municipality of Xianning, Hubei Province of China. The county is located along Hubei's mountainous south-eastern border with Jiangxi...
and Yangxin
Yangxin County
Yangxin County may refer to two counties in the People's Republic of China:* Yangxin County, Hubei , of Huangshi, Hubei* Yangxin County, Shandong , of Binzhou, Shandong...
Counties in the south-eastern part of Hubei
Hubei
' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...
Province, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
The river is 196 km long, originating in the Mufu Mountains
Mufu Mountains
The Mufu Mountains are a range of mountains located on the border of Jiangxi and Hubei provinces in China.Some maps label the range as 幕埠山, which would be transliterated as Mùbù Shān , but this is apparently is a typo.-References:...
, and discharges into the Yangtze River
Yangtze River
The Yangtze, Yangzi or Cháng Jiāng is the longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world. It flows for from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the...
. There are a number of dams on the river and its tributaries.
The China National Highway 316
China National Highway 316
China National Highway 316 runs from Fuzhou in Fujian to Lanzhou in Gansu, via Nanchang and Wuhan . It is 2915 kilometres in length...
runs alongside the river for parts of its length.