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Zijiang River Wikipedia

The Zi Jiang (also Zishui River or Zi River; Simplified Chinese|S.Chinese: 资江 or 资水; Traditional Chinese|T.Chinese: 資江 or 資水; pinyin: zī jiāng; Wade-Giles: Tzu?-chiang?) is one of the four largest rivers in Hunan Provinces of China|province of China, also one of the main tributary|tributaries of the Yangtze River. It is 653 km long and covers 28,2142 square kilometre|km? (26,728km? in Hunan).

The Zijiang has two sources, the South and the West. Originating from the norh side of Yuechengkou Mountain|Yuechengling Mountains in Ziyuan County of Guangxi, the South source, Daxishui River flows through Xinning County|Xinning, Shaoyang. Origination from the Huangmajie in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County|Chengbu county, the West source, Heshui River flows through Wugang City|Wugang and Longhui County|Longhui.

The two rivers flow until they join the main river named Zijiang River at Shuangjiangkou in Shaoyang County|Shaoyang county. Then the Zijiang runs through Shaoyang, Xinshao County|Xinshao, Lengshuijiang, Xinhua County|Xinhua, Anhua County|Anhua and Taojiang County|Taojiang, empties into the Dongting Lake at Ganxikou in Yiyang.

The four largest rivers in Hunan are: the Xiang River, the Yuan Jiang, the Zijiang River and the Lishui River.

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Last Modified:   2005-04-13