Sham Chun River
Sham Chun River (also
Shenzhen River,
Shenzhen He) (
Chinese: 深圳河;
Cantonese IPA: ;
Jyutping: sam1 zan3 ho4;
Hanyu Pinyin: Sh"nzhèn Hé), together with the
Sha Tau Kok River, serves as the natural
border between
Hong Kong and
mainland China.
It formed part of the limit of the
lease of the
New Territories in
1898 in the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory (also
Second Convention of Peking).
It lies in the
North District of Hong Kong, and the
city of
Shenzhen,
Guangdong. Its source is at
Wutong Shan, Shenzhen. Its
tributaries includes
Ping Yuen River (River Ganges),
Shek Sheung River (River Sutlej),
Sheung Yue River (River Beas),
Ng Tung River (River Indus), Buji He and
Tan Shan River. The
Shenzhen Reservoir also flows into the river when it is full.
The river flows into
Deep Bay (also known as Hau Hoi Wan, 后海灣, and Shenzhen Bay, 深圳湾). The
Mai Po Marshes is at its
estuary.
Efforts have be paid to alleviate the flooding and pollution problems. Part of its course was straightened, leading to a shift of boundary. Some 1 km² of land had become Hong Kong's territory after the works.
*
List of rivers in Hong Kong*
Rivers of Hong Kong, in Chinese
zh-yue:深圳河
