{{Short description|River in China}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2025}} The '''Xihan''' or '''Western Han River''' (Chinese: traditional: {{lang|zh|{{linktext|西漢水}}}}, simplified {{lang|zh|{{linktext|西汉水}}}}; ''Xīhànshuǐ'') is a northern tributary of the Jialing River, itself a tributary of the Yangtze. Within China, it is also known as the "'''Rhinoceros River'''" ({{lang|zh|{{linktext|犀牛江}}}}, ''Xīniújiāng'').
The "Western" in its name distinguishes this river from the Han River, today known in Chinese as the ''Hanjiang'' ({{lang|zh|漢江}}) but historically known as the ''Hanshui'' ({{lang|zh|漢水}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Han, another name for Chinese |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/shaanxi/gangwuqu/2013-05/02/content_16440429.htm |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref>
==See also== * Han River ({{lang|zh|汉江}})
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Category:Rivers of China Category:Yangtze River
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