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Pearl River in Guangzhou
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Pearl River at night, Guangzhou


The Zhu Jiang, (Chinese: 珠江 Pinyin: Zhū Jiāng), or Pearl River, is China's third longest river (2,200 km, after the Yangtze River and the Yellow River), and second largest by volume (after the Yangtze). Located in the south, it flows 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 West River"), the Bei Jiang ("the North River"), and the Dong Jiang ("the East River") . The river flows through the majority of Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou Provinces, and parts of Hunan and Jiangxi, forming the 409,480 km² Pearl River Basin (珠江流域).

A 500 kV-power line, suspended from three of the tallest pylons in the world, the Pylons of Pearl River Crossing, crosses the river near its mouth.

Zhujiang Brewery, one of the three largest domestic breweries in China, is located on the Pearl River Delta within the city of Guangzhou.

The estuary, Bocca Tigris, is regularly dredged so as to keep it open for ocean vessels.

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Basin countries China
Length 6,300 km (3,915 mi)[1]
Source elevation 5,042 m (16,542 ft)

Avg. discharge 31,900 m³/s (1,127,000 ft³/s)
Basin area 1,800,000 km² (695,000 mi²) The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang
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Origin Bayankala Mountains, Qinghai Province
Mouth Bohai Sea
Basin countries China
Length 5464 km (3398 mi)
Source elevation 4500 m (14,765 ft)

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The South China Sea is a marginal sea south of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from Singapore to the Strait of Taiwan of around 3,500,000 km². It is the largest sea body after the five oceans.
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Anthem
March of the Volunteers[1]



Capital None[2]
Largest district (population) Sha Tin District
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Anthem
March of the Volunteers


Capital none[1]
Largest freguesia (population) Freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Fátima
Official languages Chinese, Portuguese
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Pearl River Delta Region (PRD) in China occupies the low-lying areas alongside the Pearl River estuary where the Pearl river flows into the South China Sea. Since the "Open Door Policy" was adopted by the Communist Party of China in the late 1970s, the portion of the delta in
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广东省
Guǎngdōng Shěng
Abbreviations: ?  (Pinyin: Yuè)

Origin of name 广 guǎng - region name
东 dōng- "East"
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Xi River (Chinese: 西江, pinyin: Xī Jiāng, Postal map spelling: Si Kiang, lit. "West River") is the western tributary of the Pearl River in southern China.
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Bei River (北江;, pinyin: Běi Jiāng, literally "North River") is the northern tributary of the Pearl River in southern China. The other two main tributaries of the Pearl River are the Xijiang River and the Dongjiang River.

The Bei River is 63.
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Dong River (Simplified Chinese: 东江; Traditional Chinese: 東江; Pinyin: Dōng Jiāng
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广东省
Guǎngdōng Shěng
Abbreviations: ?  (Pinyin: Yuè)

Origin of name 广 guǎng - region name
东 dōng- "East"
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云南省
Yúnnán Shěng
Abbreviations: 滇 or ?  (Pinyin: Diān or Yún)

Origin of name 云 yún - cloud
南 nán - south
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贵州省
Guìzhōu Shěng
Abbreviations: 黔 or ?  (Pinyin: Qián or Guì)

Origin of name 贵 guì - Gui Mountains
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湖南省
Húnán Shěng
Abbreviations: ?  (Pinyin: Xiāng)

Origin of name 湖 hú - lake
南 nán - south
"south of Lake Dongting"
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江西省
Jiāngxī Shěng
Abbreviations: ?  (Pinyin: Gàn)

Origin of name Contraction of:
江南西; Jiāngnán Xī
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State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) (Simplified Chinese: 国家电网公司) is the largest electric power provider in China, formerly know as "State Power Corporation" (国家电力公司) which include both the
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Guangzhou
An Overview of Guangzhou
Nickname: The Flower City
Location within China
Coordinates:
Country People's Republic of China
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estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.[1] Estuaries are often associated with high rates of biological productivity. An estuary is where the river meets the sea.
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Bocca Tigris or the Bogue (Chinese: 虎门) a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, where the Pearl River discharges into the South China sea. Because of its strategic location, the strait was traditionally fortified and some major battles in the First
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Guangzhou
An Overview of Guangzhou
Nickname: The Flower City
Location within China
Coordinates:
Country People's Republic of China
Province
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Dongguan (Simplified Chinese: 东莞; Pinyin: Dōngguǎn) is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.
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