Shiziyang () or Shizi Channel is the upper
channel of the
Pearl River estuary. It runs from the confluence of the
Dong River and the
Pearl River with parts of the
Bei River to the
Bocca Tigris which separate
Lingdingyang the mid channel of the Pearl River Estuary in the south.
It is a wide
tidal strait
A tidal strait is a strait through which a tidal current flows. Tidal currents are usually unidirectional but sometimes are bidirectional. Tidal straits, though they are narrow seaways, are technically not rivers. They are frequently of tectonic ...
connecting the Huangpu New Port of
Guangzhou
Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...
to the
South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by South China, in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan island, Taiwan and northwestern Philippines (mainly Luz ...
.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
Port of Guangzhou
Port of Guangzhou is the main seaport of Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, China. The port is operated by Guangzhou Port Group Co. Ltd which is a state owned company. The company was established on February 26, 2004 from the former Guangzhou Ha ...
. Currently there is one rail tunnel (
Shiziyang Tunnel) and one bridge (
Humen Pearl River Bridge) crossing the Shiziyang.
References
Straits of China
Bodies of water of Guangdong
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