Bei River (北江; literally "The North River";
pinyin
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: ''Běi Jiāng'';
wade-giles: ''Pei
3 Chiang
1'';
jyutping
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: ''Bak
1 Gong
1'', literally "North River") is the northern
tributary
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of the
Pearl River
The Pearl River, also known by its Chinese name Zhujiang or Zhu Jiang in Mandarin pinyin or Chu Kiang and formerly often known as the , is an extensive river system in southern China. The name "Pearl River" is also often used as a catch-a ...
in southern
China
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. The other two main tributaries of the Pearl River are the
Xi Jiang
The Xi River (; ) 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 Qujin ...
and the
Dong Jiang
The Dong River is the eastern tributary of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River in Guangdong province, southern China. The other two main tributaries of Pearl River Delta, Pearl River are Xi River and Bei River. The headwater is located in Mount ...
.
The Bei River is long, and is located in northern
Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
.
See also
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Pearl River Delta
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Geography of China
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List of rivers of Asia
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References
Rivers of Guangdong
Tributaries of the Pearl River (China)
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