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River in China
Mei River
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Jianying_Jinian_Bridge.jpg/250px-Jianying_Jinian_Bridge.jpg) Jianying Jinian Bridge over the river at night
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Country
| China
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Basin size
| 14,000 km²
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The
Mei River
(
Chinese
:
梅
江
;
Pinyin
: Mei Ji?ng) is a
river
in
Meizhou
City in the eastern part of the
Guangdong
province in southern China and a tributary of the
Han River
. Major bridges over it include the
Jianying Memorial Bridge
. It is formed by the confluence of the
Wuhua River
and the
Qin River
near the town of Hekoucun in
Wuhua County
.
Important tributaries include the
Songyuan River
,
Shiku River
, [Zhou Xi River]],
Cheng River
, and
Ning River
.
24°24′22″N
116°34′12″E
/
24.406°N 116.57°E
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24.406; 116.57