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The Pearl River (珠江 Pinyin: Zhu Jiāng) is China's third largest river (2197 km, after Huang He and the Yangtze) located in the south, flowing into the South China Sea between Hong Kong and Macau. Its lower reach forms the Pearl River Delta.The Pearl is also known as Yue Jiang (粵江 " Guangdong River"). It is named after a sandy or stony island in the middle of the river called Sea Pearl (海珠). This island is now in the bank, due to the river's change of course.
It is formed by convergence of the Xi Jiang, the Bei Jiang, and the Dong Jiang. The river flows through the majority of Guangdong, Guangxi, YunnanYunnan ( Simplified Chinese: , Traditional: , pinyin: Yunnan) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country. Yunnan Sheng ''Province Abbreviation(s): (Din) or (Yun Capital Kunming Area Total % water, and GuizhouGuizhou ( Simplified Chinese: , Traditional: , pinyin: Gùizhōu, WG: Kuei-chou, also spelled Kweichow is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. Guizhou Sheng ''Province Abbreviation(s): Qian Provinces, and parts of HunanHunan ( Pinyin: Hu'nan) is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of the Dongting Lake (hence the name Hunan meaning "south of the lake"). Hunan is sometimes called "Xiang" for short, after the Xiang River which and JiangxiJiangxi (; Hanyu Pinyin: Jingxi, WG: Chiang-hsi, Tongyong Pinyin: Jiangsi is a province of the People's Republic of China, located on the southern bank of the Chang Jiang's lower and middle sections. Jingxi Sheng ''Province Abbreviation: (Gan Capital Nanc, forming the 453,000- kmēSquare kilometre (symbol km is an SI unit of surface area. It is one of the SI derived units. 1 kmē is equal to: the area of a square measuring 1 kilometre on each side 1 000 000 mē 100 hectares 0. 386 102 square miles (statute) 247. 105 381 acres Convers Pearl River Basin (珠江流域).
See also
- Geography of ChinaChina stretches some 5,000 kilometers across the East Asian landmass in an erratically changing configuration of broad plains, expansive deserts, and lofty mountain ranges, including vast areas of inhospitable terrain. The eastern half of the country, its
- List of rivers in ChinaThis is a list of rivers, which are at least partially located in China: Amur Brahmaputra Chang Jiang (Yangtze) East China Sea Xiangjiang Lishui ( Li) Yuanjiang ( Yuan) Zijiang ( Zi) Hai He Yellow Sea Huai He Huang He (Yellow River) Yellow Sea Huangpu Riv
Chinese rivers
