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The 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. - Xi Jiang River Information
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Xi Jiang
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Xi Jiang, also Hsi Chiang or Si Kiang (West River), river, southern China. The major river of the region, it rises in Yunnan Province and flows generally east for 2,100 km (1,300 mi) through Guangxi Zhuang (Kwangsi Chuang) Autonomous Region and Guangdong (Kwangtung) Province to enter the South China Sea near Hong Kong. It is known in its upper course as Hongshui (Hung-shui); its principal tributaries include the Xiang (Hsiang), Kuai (Kuei), Bei (Pei), and Dong (Tung) rivers. Passing through gorges for much of its course, the Xi Jiang forms a great delta as it approaches the city of Guangzhou; the delta region is crisscrossed by canals and distributaries. The Xi Jiang is one of the most important commercial waterways of China. It is navigable for nearly its entire length and oceangoing vessels may travel upstream as far as Wuzhou (Wu-chou).
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