A tributary of the Yangtze River that flows through the center of Nanjing; historically famous for the entertainment districts and floating pleasure boats along its banks.

Qinhuai district of [[南京市|南京市|nan2 jing1 shi4]] in [[江苏|江蘇|jiang1 su1]] Province.

The famous eight talented and beautiful courtesans who lived near the [[秦淮河|秦淮河|qin2 huai2 he2]] in the late Ming or early Qing dynasty