Hun River (Yalu River tributary)

The Hun River (Chinese: 浑江; pinyin: Hún Jiāng) in Northeast China, is the largest tributary on the right (Chinese) side of the Yalu River. It starts in the Longgang mountains of northwest Jiangyuan District, Baishan, Jilin Province, runs 446.5 kilometres through Tonghua and Huanren Manchu Autonomous County of Liaoning Province, and empties into the Yalu River at Hunjiang Village of Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County.[1]

Not to be confused with other Hun Rivers, particularly the nearby tributary of the Liao.
Hun River near Huilongshan Dam in Huanren, Liaoning.

Name

The river was formerly known as the Tongjia ula (佟佳江).

History

The Hun River's drainage basin is the birthplace of the Goguryeo.

References
  1. Encyclopedia of rivers and lakes in China Section of Heilong river and Liaohe river basins. Beijing: China WaterPower Press. 2014. ISBN 978-7-5170-1950-3.

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