Chienchen River | |
Name Other: | Black Dragon River |
Mouth: | Taiwan Strait |
Mouth Location: | Cianjhen District |
The Chienchen River is a river in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
The river used to be very dirty what it was once called the Black Dragon River . In 2004, Kaohsiung Mayor Frank Hsieh took the initiative to clean the river for four years with a budget of NT$2 billion.[1] In August 2009, Typhoon Morakot caused flooding in areas adjacent to the river.[2]
Part of the river is accessible from Cianjhen Senior High School Station of Kaohsiung MRT.