甬江

Yǒngjiāng

proper noun

Meanings

HSK 5

甬江是宁波的主要河流。

Yǒngjiāng shì Níngbō de zhǔyào héliú.

The Yong is the main river of Ningbo.

HSK 6

甬江在镇海流入东海。

Yǒngjiāng zài Zhènhǎi liúrù Dōnghǎi.

The Yong River flows into the East China Sea at Zhenhai.

usage

Ningbo's one-character short name 甬 is shared with the river, so in names such as 甬剧 (Ningbo opera) and 甬菜 (Ningbo cuisine) it means 'Ningbo'.

culture

The river begins at 三江口 in the old centre of Ningbo, where the 余姚江 and the 奉化江 meet, and the city grew up around that junction.

甬 yǒng

江 jiāng