The Sham Chun River, Shum Chum River, or Shenzhen River () serves as the natural border between

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

and

Mainland China "Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. ...

, together with the Sha Tau Kok River, Mirs Bay and Deep Bay. Shenzhen West at dust2021

Shenzhen Rriver between Futian& Lok Ma Chau2021

It formed part of the limit of the lease of the

New Territories The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...

in 1898 in the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory (known also as the Second Convention of Peking). It separates Yuen Long District, North District of

, and the

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Shenzhen Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ...

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) ...

. Its source is at

Wutong Mountain Wutong Mountain (; Hong Kong Hakka: ''Ng2tung2 san1'') is a mountain located near the border of Luohu and Yantian in Shenzhen, China. At 943.7m, it is the tallest mountain in Shenzhen. The mountain is also source of the Shenzhen River. Geography ...

, Shenzhen. Its

tributaries A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage b ...

includes Ping Yuen River,

Shek Sheung River The Shek Sheung River (; also known as River Sutlej), is a river in northern New Territories, Hong Kong. The river originates near Choi Po Court and Hong Kong Golf Club then flows beside the East Rail line before discharging into the Ng Tung Rive ...

Sheung Yue River The Sheung Yue River (; Hong Kong Hakka: ''Sung1ng2 Ho2''; also known as the River Beas) is a river in the northern New Territories, Hong Kong. Its sources are near Kai Kung Leng and Ki Lun Shan, where numerous streams flow into the river. It flo ...

, Ng Tung River, Buji River and Tan Shan River. The

Shenzhen Reservoir Shenzhen Reservoir () is a reservoir located in Luohu District, in southeastern Shenzhen in the South China, southern China. Shenzhen Reservoir is the largest man-made lake in Shenzhen. It belongs to the first grade water source protection area () ...

also flows into the river when it is full. The river flows into Deep Bay (also known as Hau Hoi Wan and Shenzhen Bay). The

Mai Po Marshes Mai Po Marshes (; Hong Kong Hakka: ''Mi3bu4 Sip5ti4'') is a nature reserve located in San Tin near Yuen Long in Hong Kong. it is within Yuen Long District. It is part of Deep Bay, an internationally significant wetland that is actually a s ...

is at its

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. Efforts have been made to alleviate flooding and pollution problems through river draining, which produced the Lok Ma Chau Loop.

River crossings

* "International Bridge" near

Lin Ma Hang Lin Ma Hang () is a village in the Sha Tau Kok area of Hong Kong and is situated north of the New Territories, next to the Shenzhen river, east of Heung Yuen Wai and west of Hung Fa Leng. Administration Lin Ma Hang is a recognized village under ...

–Changling * Heung Yuen Wai Control Point–

Liantang Port Heung Yuen Wai Control Point () is a land border control point at the border at Heung Yuen Wai in North District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Its counterpart across the border is Liantang Port ( in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. The control poin ...

* Cement factory near

Nga Yiu Nga Yiu () or Muk Wu Nga Yiu () is a village in Ta Kwu Ling, North District, Hong Kong. Administration Nga Yiu is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. Features One of the seven MacIntosh Forts of Hong Kong is locat ...

* Bridge near Kaw Liu–Luofang * Man Kam To Control Point–

Wenjindu Port The Wenjindu Port is a land port of China on the Sham Chun River (Shenzhen River), in , Luohu, Shenzhen, Guangdong. Its counterpart on the opposite side of the border is the Man Kam To Control Point. The Wenjindu neighbourhood is served by , as ...

Lo Wu Control Point Lo Wu Control Point () is a Hong Kong immigration control point in Lo Wu, New Territories. It sits within the Frontier Closed Area that runs along the border with mainland China. Its counterpart across the border is the Luohu Port in Shenzhen, ...

–

Luohu Port The Luohu Port () is a port of entry/border crossing between mainland China and Hong Kong, located in Luohu District of Shenzhen and Lo Wu, New Territories of Hong Kong. It sits within the Frontier Closed Area. The control point is integrated wit ...

Lo Wu Bridge The Lo Wu Bridge () is a footbridge and steel railway truss bridge across Sham Chun River linking Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Due to the course of widening the river section at Lo Wu, it is necessary to reconstruct the Lo Wu railway bridge as its s ...

(railway bridge) *

Lok Ma Chau Control Point Lok Ma Chau Control Point () is an immigration control point in Lok Ma Chau, Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong, which is on the border between Hong Kong and mainland China. It opened in 1989 as the third road crossing between the ...

– Huanggang Port *

Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point Lok or LOK may refer to: Places * Lok, Serbia, a village * Lok, Levice District, Slovakia, a village * Lok, Pakistan, a village * Loka (pronounced Lok): a plane of existence in Dharma People Surname Lok (English origin) * Anne Locke, Lock o ...

–

Futian Port Futian Port () or the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point () is an immigration port of entry/border crossing on the border between mainland China and Hong Kong, located in the Futian District of Shenzhen in mainland China. It is in the sam ...

* XRL Hong Kong Section– Mainland Section within Shenzhen (tunnel across Sham Chun River)

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River crossings

See also

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