The Liuyang River (), also known as Liu River () or Liuwei River (), is a right-bank tributary of

Xiang River The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the 2nd largest tributary (after Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the 5th largest tributar ...

, the largest tributary of

Changsha Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a population of over 10 million, an ...

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. The river has a length of with its drainage area of , accounting for 39.47% of the total area of Changsha, with surface water resources of 4,506 million cubic meters, accounting for 41.08% of that (as of 2014). It flows through Liuyang City,

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, Yuhua, Furong and Kaifu Districts, and merges into Xiang River at Xinhe Delta

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() of Kaifu District. The Liuyang River flows generally east to west. It rises in the Dawei Mountains () of north Luoxiao Range, its main stream runs through more than 20 towns and townships. The Liuyang River has two source flows which are Daxi River () and Xiaoxi River (), of which Daxi River is the main stream and its upper course.

Course

Upper Liuyang River: The Daxi River () is the main stream of ''upper courses'' of Liuyang River, it has a length of with its drainage area of . The river flows from the headwaters through Daweishan, Dahu, Guandu, Yanxi, Yonghe, Gugang and

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7 towns of Liuyang City to its confluence with the Xiaoxi River at Shuangjiang Village () of Gaoping Town.2017浏阳河将消除建成区内黑臭水体
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/ref> The Xiaoxi River () is the south (left) head-stream of upper courses, it has a length of with its

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of . The river rises in the south of Dawei Mountains and runs through Zhangfang, Xiaohe and

. Middle Liuyang River: The river is formally called the Liuyang River from the Daxi River's confluence with the Xiaoxi River at Shuangjiang of Gaoping. The ''middle section'' flows through Guankou, Hehua, Huaichuan, Jili, Chengchong, Puji and Zhentou. Lower Liuyang River: The river is called the Lower Liuyang River from its confluence with the Jianjiang River () in the northeast of seat of Zhentou Town to its mouth at Xinhe Delta of Kaifu District. From the estuary of Jianjiang River () in Zhentou Town, the Liuyang River flows through Baijia of Liuyang City,

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, Jiangbei Towns and Langli Subdistrict of

, Tiaoma Town, Dongshan and Lituo Subdistricts of Yuhua District, Mapoling, Huoxing, Donghu, Dong'an, Xianghu and Mawangdui Subdistricts of

Furong District Furong District () is one of six urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, Hunan Province, China. It is the smallest district of Changsha by area. Furong District is a part of the core of the Changsha urban area, located in the mi ...

, Hongshan, Yuehu, Sifangping, Dongfenglu,

Furongbeilu Furongbeilu Subdistrict () is an urban subdistrict and the seat of Kaifu District, Changsha City, Hunan Province, China. The subdistrict is located in the west central part of the district and on the eastern bank of the Xiang River The Xian ...

, Xinhe Subdistricts of Kaifu District.

Culture

A Chinese modern folk song, ''Liuyang River'', was sung by

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