The Sanggan River or Sanggan He (), also known in English as Sangkan River, is a river in northern China. It runs 506 kilometers and has a drainage area of 23,900 squared kilometers. In addition to its significance in hydrology, it is culturally significant as it has been mentioned in various poems, essays, and novels, including a poem by
Chen Tao and an award-winning novel ''The Sun Shines Over Sanggan River'' by
Ding Ling
Ding Ling (; October 12, 1904 – March 4, 1986), formerly romanized as Ting Ling, was the pen name of Jiang Bingzhi (), also known as Bin Zhi (彬芷 ''Bīn Zhǐ''), one of the most celebrated 20th-century Chinese women authors. She is known ...
.
[Davis, 80 (note 1, on page 29)] It is also one of the rivers that gave birth to early civilizations.
Geology
The Sangan River is a part of the drainage system of
Hai River
The Hai River (海河, lit. "Sea River"), also known as the Peiho, ("White River"), or Hai Ho, is a Chinese river connecting Beijing to Tianjin and the Bohai Sea.
The Hai River at Tianjin is formed by the confluence of five watercourses: the ...
. It originates in
Shanxi Province. It merges with the
Yang He
Yang He (; born 22 March 1990 in Dalian) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for China League One side Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic.
Club career
Yang started his professional football career in 2011 when he was promoted to Chinese S ...
(洋河) in
Hebei Province
Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and 0 ...
and then flows into the
Guanting Reservoir. The outflow of the reservoir is known as the
Yongding River
The Yongding River () is a river in northern China. It is one of the main tributaries in the Hai River system and is best known as the largest river to flow through Beijing. In recent years, the Beijing segment of the river has dried up due to ...
(formerly known as the Wuding River).
See also
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Ding Ling
Ding Ling (; October 12, 1904 – March 4, 1986), formerly romanized as Ting Ling, was the pen name of Jiang Bingzhi (), also known as Bin Zhi (彬芷 ''Bīn Zhǐ''), one of the most celebrated 20th-century Chinese women authors. She is known ...
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Shanxi
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Zhuolu County
Zhuolu County () is a county in the northwest of Hebei province, bordering Beijing's Mentougou District to the east. It is under the administration of the Zhangjiakou city. It has eight towns, nine townships, and 373 village-level units (). It i ...
Notes
References
*Davis, A. R. (Albert Richard), Editor and Introduction, ''The Penguin Book of Chinese Verse''. (Baltimore: Penguin Books (1970).
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Sivin, Nathan et al., eds. (1988) ''The Contemporary Atlas of China''. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
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Rivers of Shanxi
Rivers of Hebei