Xiao River

The Xiao River (Chinese: 瀟水; pinyin: Xiāoshuǐ) is the main stream of the upper Xiang River located in Yongzhou, Hunan. As of the 2011 Water Census of China, it has a length of 365 kilometres (227 mi) from the headwaters to the confluence in the Ping Island of Yongzhou with the Xiang River West Branch (Left Branch) originating from Guangxi. With the tributaries, its drainage basin area is 12,094 square kilometres (4,670 sq mi). Night rain on the Xiaoxiang (瀟湘夜雨Xiāoxiāng yèyǔ), one of the Eight Views of Xiaoxiang, is located at this river.