Wusongkou - Wusongkou

Japanese: 呉淞口 - うーすんこう
Wusongkou - Wusongkou

…It is also called the Wusong River. The present Wusongkou was once the mouth of the Suzhou River. The Songjiang River, the predecessor of the Suzhou River, was the main outlet from Lake Taihu, but it became clogged with silt, so the new Huangpu River was excavated and the main drainage was transferred to it. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Wusongkou" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…呉淞(ウースン)江ともいう。今の呉淞口は,かつて蘇州河の河口であった。蘇州河の前身の松江は太湖からの主要な流出路であったが,泥がたまってつまったため新しく黄浦江が開削され,排水の主流はそちらに移った。…

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