- Zi River
The Zi Jiang (also Zishui River or Zi River; S.Chinese: 资江 or 资水; T.Chinese: 資江 or 資水;
pinyin : zī jiāng;Wade-Giles : Tzu¹-chiang¹) is one of the four largestriver s inHunan province ofChina , also one of the main tributaries of theYangtze River . It is 653 km long and covers 28,2142 km² (26,728km² in Hunan).The Zijiang has two sources, the South and the West. Originating from the norh side of Yuechengling Mountains in
Ziyuan County ofGuangxi , the South source,Daxishui River flows through Xinning,Shaoyang . Origination from the Huangmajie in Chengbu county, the West source,Heshui River flows through Wugang and Longhui.The two rivers flow until they join the main river named Zijiang River at Shuangjiangkou in Shaoyang county. Then the Zijiang runs through Shaoyang, Xinshao,
Lengshuijiang , Xinhua, Anhua and Taojiang, empties into theDongting Lake at Ganxikou inYiyang .The four largest rivers in Hunan are: the
Xiang River , theYuan Jiang , the Zijiang River and theLishui River .
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