The Jiulong River, formerly known as the Longjiang[a] or Zhangjiang, is the largest
river in southern
Fujian and the second largest in the province. It has a length of 258 kilometers (160 mi) and a basin of 14,700 square kilometers (5,700 sq mi). Like all Fujianese rivers
but one, it flows into the
Taiwan Strait.[citation needed]
Course
The Beixi rises in the
prefecture of
Longyan; it flows east into the prefecture of
Zhangzhou, where it merges with the Xixi to form the Jiulong. The Xixi, almost as long, begins in Zhangzhou's rural
Pinghe County. The combined stream flows past the urban districts of Zhangzhou and
Xiamen.[3] Finally, it empties into
Xiamen Bay on the
Taiwan Strait.[4]