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
Nanping (), historically known as Yanping (), is a third-tier prefecture-level city in northwestern Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It borders Ningde to the east, Sanming to the south, and the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi to th ...
, in northern
Fujian province
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its cap ...
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
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. The region is known worldwide for its status as a
refugium for several rare and
endemic
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plant species, its river valleys, and the abundance of important temples and archeological sites, which also earned the area a
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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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
Jiuzhaigou (; ) is a nature reserve and national park located in the north of Sichuan Province in southwestern China. A long valley running north to south, Jiuzhaigou was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992 and a World Biospher ...
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Huangguoshu Waterfall
Huangguoshu Waterfall (), is one of the largest waterfalls in China and East Asia located on the Baishui River () in Anshun, Guizhou province. It is high and wide. The main waterfall is high and wide.
Tourism
Known as the Huangguoshu Waterf ...
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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