Gan River

Gan River

The Gan River (zh-cp|c=赣江|p=Gàn Jiāng) of southern China travels 885 km north through Jiangxi before flowing into Lake Poyang and thence into the Yangtze River. It is the major artery for Nanchang.

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*List of rivers in China


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