The Jiang River (,
p ''Jiāng Shuǐ'') is the ancient name of a river in China.
According to
Sima Qian's ''
Records of the Grand Historian'', the river gave its name to
Shennong's family.
According to the ''
Guoyu'', it was the birthplace of the
Yan emperor.
It may be identical to the modern
Wei River in
Shaanxi
Shaanxi is a Provinces of China, province in north Northwestern China. It borders the province-level divisions of Inner Mongolia to the north; Shanxi and Henan to the east; Hubei, Chongqing, and Sichuan to the south; and Gansu and Ningxia to t ...
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[Pulleybank, Edwin G. ]
References
Rivers of China
Former rivers
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