河源市

Héyuánshì
proper noun

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 7-9
Héyuánshì shì Dōngjiāng de fāyuándì zhīyī.
Heyuan is one of the source areas of the Dongjiang River.
HSK 7-9
Héyuán 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 河源恐龙博物馆, earning it the nickname 中华恐龙之乡 ("Chinese dinosaur hometown").
usage
The name is literal: 河源 = "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