Min River (Fujian)

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Min River
Native name	閩江 (Chinese) 闽江 (Chinese) Mǐn Jiāng (Chinese)
Location
Country	China
Province	Fujian
Physical characteristics
Source	Futun
• location	Shaowu, Fujian
• coordinates	27°07′41″N 117°05′24″E / 27.128°N 117.090°E / 27.128; 117.090
• elevation	631 m (2,070 ft)
2nd source	Shaxi
• location	Sanming, Fujian
• coordinates	26°18′29″N 116°26′53″E / 26.308°N 116.448°E / 26.308; 116.448
• elevation	557 m (1,827 ft)
Source confluence
• location	Nanping, Fujian
• coordinates	26°34′41″N 118°01′55″E / 26.578°N 118.032°E / 26.578; 118.032
• elevation	77 m (253 ft)
Mouth	Taiwan Strait
• location	Fuzhou, Fujian
• coordinates	26°04′34″N 119°31′19″E / 26.076°N 119.522°E / 26.076; 119.522
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	505 km (314 mi)
Basin size	60,922 km2 (23,522 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	1,980 m3/s (70,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Renshou, Jianxi and tributaries
• right	Xixi, Jinxi, Shaxi, Youxi, Dazhang

The Min River (Chinese: Mǐn Jiāng)^{[note 1]} is a 505 kilometres (314 mi)-long river in Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is the largest river in Fujian, and an important water transport channel. Most of northern and central Fujian is within its drainage area.

The provincial capital, Fuzhou, sits on the lower Min River, with its historic center being on the northern side of the river. Fuzhou's suburb Changle is on the other side of the river, even closer to its fall into the Taiwan Strait; the location historically made it an important port.
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