Han River
The Han River, also known by its Chinese names Hanshui and Hanjiang, is a major river in Central China. A left tributary of the Yangtze, the longest river in Asia, it has a length of 1,532 km and is the longest tributary of the Yangtze system.Photo: Vmenkov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: longest tributary of the Yangtze River, China
- Also known as: “Han Chaing”, “Han Chiang”, “Han Kiang”, “Han River (China)”, “Hanjiang”, “Hsiang Ho”, and “Khan shuy”
- Historically known as: “River Han”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Central Hospital of Wuhan and Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge.
Central Hospital of Wuhan
Hospital
Photo: 葉又嘉, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Central Hospital of Wuhan is a tertiary hospital located in Jiang'an District in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It was established in 1880 as a clinic under Hankou's Catholic church.
Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge
Bridge
Photo: KongFu Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Wuhan Yangtze Great Bridge, commonly known as Wuhan First Yangtze Bridge, is a double-deck road and rail bridge across the Yangtze River in Wuhan, in Central China.
Site of the 5th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
Museum
Photo: Antolavoasio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Site of the 5th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minzu and Minquan.
Hankou
Photo: Kubelreiter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hankou is in the western part of the city of Wuhan. This article includes all three administrative districts that were once part of the historic city of Hankou, namely the districts of Jiang'an, Jianghan and Qiaokou.
Han River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Han River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Han River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر هان (خوبي وشنشي)”
- Arabic: “نهر هان”
- Armenian: “Հանշույ”
- Armenian: “Հանցզյան”
- Armenian: “Ցզյույհե”
- Asturian: “Ríu Han”
- Belarusian: “Ханьшуй”
- Bulgarian: “Ханшуй”
- Cebuano: “Han Shui”
- Chinese: “Hàn-kang”
- Chinese: “汉水”
- Chinese: “汉水水系”
- Chinese: “汉江”
- Chinese: “沔水”
- Chinese: “漢水”
- Chinese: “漢江”
- Chuvash: “Ханьшуй”
- Croatian: “Hanshui”
- Czech: “Chan-šuej”
- Czech: “Chan-ťiang”
- Czech: “Han Jiang”
- Czech: “Han Shui”
- Danish: “Hanjiang”
- Danish: “Hanshui”
- Dutch: “Han River”
- Dutch: “Han”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر هان”
- Esperanto: “Rivero Han”
- Estonian: “Hani jõgi”
- Finnish: “Hanjoki”
- French: “Han Jiang”
- French: “Han”
- French: “Hanshui”
- French: “Rivière Han”
- German: “Han Jiang”
- German: “Han Shui”
- German: “Hanshui”
- Hebrew: “האן”
- Hebrew: “נהר האן”
- Hindi: “हान नदी (हूबेई)”
- Hindi: “हान नदी”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Han (Hubei)”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Han”
- Irish: “Abhainn Han”
- Italian: “Fiume Han”
- Italian: “Hànshǔi”
- Japanese: “漢水”
- Japanese: “漢江”
- Korean: “한 강”
- Korean: “한강”
- Korean: “한수이 강”
- Korean: “한수이”
- Literary Chinese: “汉水”
- Literary Chinese: “汉江”
- Literary Chinese: “漢水”
- Literary Chinese: “漢江”
- Lithuanian: “Han”
- Lithuanian: “Handziangas”
- Lithuanian: “Hanšujis”
- Manchu: “ᡥᠠᠨ ᡧᡠᡳ ᠮᡠᡴᡝ”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Hàn-kang (Tiong-kok)”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Dan Jiang”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Danjiang”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Han Jiang”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Han-elven”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hanjiang”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hanshui”
- Norwegian: “Han Jiang”
- Polish: “Han Jiang”
- Polish: “Han Shui”
- Polish: “Han-szuej”
- Portuguese: “Rio Han”
- Russian: “Ханьшуй”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Han”
- Slovenian: “Han Jiang”
- Slovenian: “Han”
- Slovenian: “reka Han”
- Spanish: “Han Jiang”
- Spanish: “Rio Han”
- Spanish: “Río Han”
- Swedish: “Han Shui”
- Swedish: “Han-kiang”
- Swedish: “Hanfloden”
- Swedish: “Hanjiang”
- Turkish: “Han Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Ханьшуй”
- Uzbek: “Xanshuy”
- Vietnamese: “Hán Thuỷ”
- Vietnamese: “Hán Thủy”
- Vietnamese: “Sông Hán Thủy”
- Vietnamese: “Sông Hán”
- Welsh: “Afon Han”
- Wu Chinese: “汉江 (中国)”
- Wu Chinese: “汉江（中国）”
- Yue Chinese: “漢水”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Han River”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wuhan and Guqintai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chang Jiang Daqiao and Hankow.
China: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, and Guangzhou.
Curious Streams to Discover
Uncover intriguing streams from every corner of the globe.