- Xi River
Xi River (Chinese: 西江,
pinyin : Xī Jiāng, Postal map spelling: "Si Kiang", lit. "West River") is the westerntributary of the Pearl River in southernChina .The Xi River begins as it enters
Yunnan Province from the autonomous region of easternGuangxi . It then flows east through Guangdong, and then enters thePearl River Delta . The other two main tributaries of Pearl River areDongjiang River andBeijiang River . Many parts of Xijiang are navigable. The Xi River is a commercial waterway of southern China, and links the delta cities to the interior. It is the largest of the tributaries, being 2,197 km, and its volume of flow is second only to that of theYangtze River . Other transliterations include Hsi River and Hsi Chiang. It supplies water to many places inGuangxi ,Guangdong andMacau .Another Xi is a minor tributary of the
Jiulong River northwest ofXiamen .Tributaries
The Xi River in turn also has tributaries:
*Yu River (鬱江)
*Qian River (黔江)
*Gui River (桂江)
*Lijiang River Towns along the river include
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Wuzhou (Guangxi )
*Zhaoqing (Guangdong )
*Gaoyao (Guangdong)
*Gaoming (Guangdong)
*Jiangmen (Guangdong)ee also
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Pearl River Delta
*Geography of China
*List of rivers in China
*Battle of Yamen References
* [http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article-9383039/Xi-River Xi River - Britannica Concise]
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