The Jiuqu Xi river (; also Jiuqu River), is the river rising in the Wuyi Mountains or Wuyishan (), formerly known as Bohea Hills in early Western documents. The river and the mountain range are located in the prefecture of
Nanping, in northern
Fujian province near the border with
Jiangxi province
Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north into hi ...
,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. The region is known worldwide for its status as a
refugium for several rare and
endemic plant species, its river valleys, and the abundance of important temples and archeological sites, which also earned the area a
UNESCO World Heritage Site status.
The Jiuqu Xi river is about 60 kilometers in length, meanders in a deep gorge among these hills. In most places, it is a slow, shallow stream navigable only by small craft like rowboats and canoes. However, the river narrows at one point to just a few meters but a depth of .
See also
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Jiuzhaigou Valley
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Huangguoshu Waterfall
References
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Description of natural features
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Mountain ranges of Jiangxi
Wuyi
Geography of East China
Highest points of Chinese provinces
Biosphere reserves of China
AAAAA-rated tourist attractions
Tourist attractions in Fujian
World Heritage Sites in China
Parks in Fujian
Rivers of Jiangxi
Rivers of Fujian