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| Xindian River | |
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 Xindian River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Yingzi Mountain Range |
| • elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Length | 81 km (50 mi) |
| Basin size | 921 km2 (356 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Tamsui River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Nanshi River |
| • right | Jingmei River, Beishi River |
The Xindian River (or Xindian Creek) (Chinese: 新店溪; pinyin: Xīndiàn Xī; Wade–Giles: Hsin1-tien4 Hsi1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sin-tiàm-khe) is a river in northern Taiwan. It flows through New Taipei and the capital Taipei for 82 kilometers (51 mi).[1]
- ^ Reilly, Julie (1984). "The small city of Hsin Tien is, in no way, another formless suburb of Taipei". Taiwan Review. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
From every point in Hsin Tien one feels the magnetic attraction of the Hsin Tien River. It is its heart, and indeed the key to its history and development.