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Bei River

The Bei or North River, also known by its Chinese name as the Beijiang or Bei Jiang, is the northern tributary of the Pearl River in southern China. The other two main tributaries of the Pearl River are the western Xi Jiang and the eastern Dong Jiang.

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Bei River
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Physical characteristics
Length633 km (393 mi)
Discharge 
 • average1,216 cubic metres per second (42,900 cu ft/s)1
Basin features
River systemPearl
Tributaries 
 • leftWengjiang
 • rightWujiang, Lianjiang, Suijiang
Bei River
Chinese北江
Literal meaningNorth River
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBěi Jiāng
Wade–GilesPei Chiang
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingBak1 Gong1

The Bei or North River, also known by its Chinese name as the Beijiang or Bei Jiang, is the northern tributary of the Pearl River in southern China. The other two main tributaries of the Pearl River are the western Xi Jiang and the eastern Dong Jiang.

The Bei River is 633 km (393 mi) long, running through central Guangdong from the confluence of the Zhen and Wu Rivers at Shaoguan to the formation of the Pearl River near Guangzhou.

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References

References

  1. "Chapter 5: Plate D-6 —". Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2010-10-22.

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