Pearl River (China)
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Pearl River at night, Guangzhou |
The
Zhu Jiang, (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 k
V-power line, suspended from 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.
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