The Qian River () is the name of a short section of the
Xi River
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 ...
system and, thus, the greater
Pearl River system in
Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ...
,
China
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. It is formed by where the
Liu Jiang meets the larger
Hongshui He east of
Laibin
Laibin (, Zhuang: Laizbinh) is a prefecture-level city in the central part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
History
Laibin is an ancient town with more than 2000 years of history. The area was settled in prehistoric times, more t ...
, then flows southeast through
Wuxuan. At
Guiping
Guiping () is a county-level city in eastern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Guigang City, located at the confluence of the Qian and Yu rivers, which are the Xi River's primary north and south tributaries, respectively.
Nam ...
it is joined by the more southerly
Yu Jiang to form the
Xun branch of the Xi Jiang. The Qian, for most of its length, winds between the
Dayao
Dayao County (; Chuxiong Yi script: , IPA：) is a county of north-central Yunnan province, People's Republic of China, under the administration of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture.
Administrative divisions
Dayao County has 8 towns, 3 township ...
and
Lianhua Mountains, before entering the valley just below
Xishan Mountain Xishan may refer to the following locations in China:
*Western Hills (西山), mountain range in the west of Beijing
*Western Mountains (西山), mountain range located 12 km west of Kunming in Yunnan
*Xishan (, ''Xīshān'', lit. "Tin Hill"), ...
west of Guiping.
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Rivers of Guangxi
Rivers of Guangdong
Tributaries of the Pearl River (China)