Huang Jian

The Huang Brook or Huang Jian (Chinese: 皇澗, lit. "August Stream") is a watercourse in Gansu, China, running into the Jianghe River.

For other uses, see Huangjian (disambiguation).
This article is about the stream in Gansu, China. For the much larger Huang River which runs through northern China, see Yellow River.

It is mentioned in the Book of Songs as being crossed by Duke Liu on his way to a new homeland for the Ji clan. It is also the namesake of the huanhepterus pterosaur.

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