Huangpu River

Huangpu River (黄浦江)
Pu Jiang (浦江) Chunshen Jiang (春申江) Shen Jiang (申江)
A view of the Huangpu River as it flows through downtown Shanghai.
Country	China
Municipality	Shanghai
Tributaries
- left	Suzhou Creek
Source	Dianshan Lake
- location	Zhujiajiao, Qingpu, Shanghai, China
Mouth	Yangtze River
Length	113 km (70 mi)
Discharge
- average	180 m3/s (6,357 cu ft/s)

Huangpu River
Simplified Chinese	黄浦江
Traditional Chinese	黃浦江
Postal	Whangpoo River
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huángpǔ Jiāng Wu Shanghainese Romanization Waonphu Gaan

The <phonos file="Huang2pu3.ogg">Huangpu</phonos>, formerly romanized as Whangpoo, is a 113 kilometres (70 mi)-long river flowing through Shanghai that was first excavated and created by Lord Chunshen, one of the Four Lords of the Warring States during the Warring States Period (475 BC - 221 BC). It is the last significant tributary of the Yangtze before it empties into the East China Sea. The Bund and Lujiazui are located along the river.

The Huangpu is the largest river in Shanghai, with Suzhou Creek being its major tributary. It is on average 400 meters wide and 9 meters deep. It divides the city into two regions: Pudong to its east and Puxi to the west. (Dong and Xi mean 'East' and 'West' respectively in Mandarin Chinese.)

Catfish caught in the Huangpu on the Pudong side.

Bridges

• Songpu Bridge
• Xupu Bridge
• Lupu Bridge
• Nanpu Bridge
• Yangpu Bridge

Tunnels

Many lines of the Shanghai Metro cross underneath the river.There are also many tunnels crossing under the river.

Controversy

Further information: 2013 Huangpu River dead pigs incident

In March 2013, thousands of pig carcasses were found floating in the Huangpu River in Shanghai. Some of the pigs carried ear tags saying they were from Jiaxing, so that city in Zhejiang may be the source; however local farmers deny that.

See also

• Geography of China
• List of rivers in China