Dadu River (Taiwan)
The Dadu River, also known by [|other names], is a river on Taiwan Island.Names
The Dadu River is named after a former port near its mouth, now the Dadu District of Taichung.
It is also known as the, a calque of its Hokkien name. The same name appears in English as the the pinyin romanization of its Mandarin pronunciation. It received the name from the many black-winged birds that used to live along the river.Geography
It flows through Taichung City, Changhua County, and Nantou County for. It is the 6th-longest river on Taiwan Island and the 4th-largest in terms of drainage area.Citations
