河源市

Héyuánshì
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Heyuan (prefecture-level city in northeast Guangdong Province, at the source of the Dongjiang)

Examples

Héyuánshì shì Dōngjiāng de fāyuándì zhīyī.
Heyuan is one of the source areas of the Dongjiang River.
Hé yuán yǐ kǒnglóng dàn huàshí wénmíng.
Heyuan is famous for dinosaur egg fossils.

Tips

culture
Heyuan holds a Guinness record for the world's largest collection of dinosaur egg fossils — over 17,000 specimens at the 恐龙博物馆, earning it the nickname 中华恐龙 ("Chinese dinosaur hometown").
usage
The name is literal: = "river source." The city sits at the upper reaches of the 东江, which ultimately supplies most of Hong Kong's drinking water.

Stroke Order

yuán
shì