Shiziyang () or Shizi Channel is the upper channel of the

Pearl River The Pearl River, also known by its Chinese name Zhujiang or Zhu Jiang in Mandarin pinyin or Chu Kiang and formerly often known as the , is an extensive river system in southern China. The name "Pearl River" is also often used as a catch-a ...

estuary. It runs from the confluence of the Dong River and the

with parts of the Bei River to the Bocca Tigris which separate

Lingdingyang Lingdingyang () or Lingding Channel is the middle channel of the Pearl River estuary which runs from Humen to Jiuzhouyang. Humen separates Lingdingyang and Shiziyang, the upper channel of the Pearl River Estuary, in the north and Jiuzhouyang, th ...

the mid channel of the Pearl River Estuary in the south. It is a wide tidal strait connecting the Huangpu New Port of

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to the

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.The Huangpu New Port is located at the confluence of the Dong River and the Pearl River. The Huangpu New Port is only part of the larger

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. Currently there is one rail tunnel ( Shiziyang Tunnel) and one bridge ( Humen Pearl River Bridge) crossing the Shiziyang.

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Straits of China Bodies of water of Guangdong {{PRChina-geo-stub