Chienchen River
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22°35′14.1″N 120°18′30.4″E / 22.587250°N 120.308444°E
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| Native name | 前鎮運河 (Chinese) |
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| Mouth | Taiwan Strait |
• location | Cianjhen District |
The Chienchen River (traditional Chinese: 前鎮運河; simplified Chinese: 前镇运河; Hanyu Pinyin: Qiánzhèn Yùnhé; Tongyong Pinyin: Ciánjhèn Yùnhé; Wade–Giles: Chʻien²-chên⁴ Yün⁴-ho²) is a river in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
The river used to be very dirty what it was once called the Black Dragon River (Chinese: 黑龍江). In 2004, Kaohsiung Mayor Frank Hsieh took the initiative to clean the river for four years with a budget of NT$2 billion.[1] In August 2009, Typhoon Morakot caused flooding in areas adjacent to the river.[2]
