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The Si River (Chinese: 泗河, pinyin: Sì Hé; formerly 泗水, pinyin: Sì Shuǐ) is a river in Shandong Province, eastern China. It also ran through the area of modern Jiangsu Province until floods changed its course in 1194.
Xi River system, system of rivers that combine to form the longest river of southern China. Together with its upper-course streams, the Xi River flows generally eastward for 1,216 miles (1,957 km) from the highlands of Yunnan province to the South China Sea and drains—along with the Bei, Dong, and.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Xi River ( / ʃiː /; [2] Chinese: 西江) or Si-Kiang [3] is the western tributary of the Pearl River in southern China. It is formed by the confluence of the Gui and Xun Rivers in Wuzhou, Guangxi. It originates from the eastern foot of the Maxiong Mountain in Qujing City, Yunnan Province.
- 409,480 km² (158,100 sq mi)
- 2,197 km (1,365 mi)
The Xi is 1,216 mi (1,957 km) long, shorter than other important Chinese rivers, but its volume of flow is second only to that of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang). It is the great commercial waterway of southern China, linking the delta cities with the interior. China Summary. China, country of East Asia.
The Xi River is formed in Wuzhou, Guangxi, China, where the rivers Xun and Gui meet. The River Xi is the largest of the three main tributaries of Pearl River, and it is the one that runs more than 1,300 miles before reaching the South China Sea. The Xi River also passes through northern Vietnam along its course.
Title: Recovering the Tripod from the Si River. Artist: Unidentified. Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911) Date: 19th century (?) Culture: China. Medium: Rubbing of mid-2nd-century stone engraving; ink on paper. Dimensions: Image: 25 1/2 × 82 in. (64.8 × 208.3 cm) Classification: Rubbing. Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920. Accession Number: 20.111.35
The Xi River (/ʃiː/; Chinese: 西江) or Si-Kiang is the western tributary of the Pearl River in southern China. It is formed by the confluence of the Gui and Xun Rivers in Wuzhou, Guangxi. It originates from the eastern foot of the Maxiong Mountain in Qujing City, Yunnan Province.
