The Qi River () is a left-bank tributary of the middle
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 ...
, one of main tributaries of the Xiang in
Hunan Province
Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi t ...
. It rises in the Simin Mountains () of
Qidong County
Qidong County () is a county and the 8th most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of Hengyang prefecture-level city. The county was formed from the eastern part of Qiyang County in Apri ...
. Its main stream runs generally northwest to southeast through
Shaoyang
Shaoyang (), formerly named Baoqing (Paoking) (), is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Hunan province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south. It has a history of 2500 years and remains an important commercial and transportation city in Hunan ...
,
Qidong and
Qiyang
Qiyang () is a county-level city of Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yongzhou.
Located on the south central part of the province, it is adjacent to the city proper of Yongzhou. The county is bo ...
counties, and it joins the Xiang in the west of Shuifumiao () of Qiyang. The Qi River has a length of , with its tributaries, and has an drainage-basin area of .
References
Rivers of Hunan
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