The Jinjiang River or Jin River is located in southern Fujian

Fujian

' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...

. The name is from Jin Dynasty

Jin Dynasty

Jin Dynasty may refer to:* Jin Dynasty , Chinese dynasty, subdivided into the Western and Eastern Jin periods* Later Jin Dynasty , one of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in China.* Jin Dynasty , a Jurchen kingdom in northern China* Later Jīn Dynasty, or...

. Jin Jiang River starts from Daizun Mountain, flowing 180 km into Taiwan Strait

Taiwan Strait

The Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait, formerly known as the Black Ditch, is a 180-km-wide strait separating Mainland China and Taiwan. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to East China Sea to the northeast...

. The annual rain fall level is from 820 mm to 2276 mm, so the Jin Jian river rise and fall dramaticly during the year. There are 13 towns around the river, they are Chinyan, Chidian, Chendai

Chendai

Chendai is a town within Jinjiang county-level city, Quanzhou prefecture-level city of China's Fujian Province. It is located a few miles south of Quanzhou central city, and just north of Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport....

, Luoshan, Cizao, Neikeng, Anhai

Anhai

Anhai is a town in southern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is located in the far southern suburbs of Quanzhou. and is separated by Weitou Bay from Kinmen, which is controlled by the Republic of China on Taiwan. Administratively Anhai is part of Jinjiang City...

, Dongshi, Yonghe, Yinglin, Longhu, Shenhu and Jinjinchu. Famous Zimao Mountain is also nearby.