The 'Han River' () in
China was often referred to as 'Hanshui' (漢水) in antiquity. It is a left tributary of the
Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) with a length of 1532 km.
The Han River rises in southwestern
Shaanxi and then crosses into
Hubei. It merges with the Yangtze in
Wuhan, a city of several million. The merging rivers divide the city of Wuhan into three areas, that of
Wuchang,
Hankou, and
Hanyang.