The Minjiang River

The Min River is a 577 kilometres (359 mi)-long river in Fujianprovince, 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 suburbChangle 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.