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The Baishui River () is a short tributary of the
Yangtze River The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains (Tibetan Plateau) and flows ...
in
Yunnan Province Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the ...
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China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...
. The river has its source on the eastern flanks of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in Lijiang prefecture-level city. The river flows towards the east for approximately before joining the Yangtze.


See also

* Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas * List of rivers in China Rivers of Yunnan Tributaries of the Yangtze River Geography of Lijiang {{China-river-stub