Chienchen River

The Chienchen River (Chinese: 前鎮運河; pinyin: Qiánzhèn Yùnhé) is a river in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Chienchen River
Black Dragon River
Native name前鎮運河  (Chinese)
Physical characteristics
MouthTaiwan Strait
  location
Cianjhen District

History

The river used to be very dirty what it was once called the Black Dragon River (Chinese: 黑龍江). Kaohsiung Mayor Frank Hsieh took the initiative to clean the river for four years with a budget of NT$2 billion.[1]

Transportation

Part of the river is accessible from Cianjhen Senior High School Station of Kaohsiung MRT.

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