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Yue River

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Yue River
Chinese月河
Literal meaningMoon River
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYuèhé
Wade–GilesYüeh He

The Yue River, also known by its Chinese name Yuehe, is a river near Ankang in Shaanxi Province, China. The placer deposits along its banks gave the area of Ankang its former name Jin ("Gold") Prefecture.[citation needed] The area's gold deposits are still exploited in the present day.[1]

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  1. ^ Wang Weizhi; et al. (2011), "Comprehensive Utilization and Resources of Gold Mining Tailings", Key Engineering Materials, vol. 480, pp. 1438–41.