Dong River (China)

For other Dong Rivers, see Dong River.

Dong River
The Dong River between Dongguan and Guangzhou
Map of the Dong River and its tributaries
Native name	东江 (Chinese) Dōngjiāng (Chinese)
Location
Country	China
Province	Guangdong, Jiangxi
Physical characteristics
Source	Dayu Mountains
• location	Xunwu County, Ganzhou, Jiangxi
• coordinates	25°07′05″N115°35′09″E / 25.11813°N 115.58582°E / 25.11813; 115.58582
• elevation	2,000 ft (610 m)
Mouth	Pearl River
• location	Machong Town, Dongguan, Guangdong
• coordinates	23°02′19″N113°31′17″E / 23.03861°N 113.52134°E / 23.03861; 113.52134
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	523 km (325 mi)
Basin size	35,340 km2 (13,640 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	807.5 m3/s (28,520 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Nangang River, Xifu River, Zeng River, Jinshui River, Shahe River, Xiaojin River, Xihe River, Xinfeng River, Yutan River, Jiuqu River, Dutian River, Mati River
• right	Hanxi River, Shima River, Xizhi River, Yirong River, Baipu River, Honggang River, Sishui River

1. https://www.waterconservation.hk/en/at-school/secondary-school/water-resources-in-hk/dongjiang-water-supply/index.html
2. https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201907/26/WS5d3ac1b9a310d830564013c6.html
3. https://archaeology-world.com/chinese-boy-accidentally-finds-66-million-year-old-dinosaur-eggs/
4. http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MTA4NzgxNA==&mid=2651205545&idx=3&sn=dab82422bb5676931e8575547ff545a9&chksm=bd4862008a3feb1670ccdd575e27787eaa7da66ad56b717cffe35513199379e36c54f888e89d#rd
5. https://e-info.org.tw/node/28477
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20130317055747/http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/geomorphology/GEO_5/GEO_PLATE_D-6.shtml

External links

Media related to Dong River (Pearl River) at Wikimedia Commons

Dong River
Traditional Chinese	東江
Simplified Chinese	东江
Postal	East River
Literal meaning	East River
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dōng Jiāng Wade–Giles Tung1 Chiang1 Gan Romanization Dung1gong1 Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Dung1gong1

v t e Major cities along the Pearl River
Cities (from upper reaches to lower reaches)
Major tributaries	v t e Bei River Bei Nanxiong Shaoguan Zhenjiang Wujiang Qujiang Yingde Qingyuan Qingxin Qingcheng Foshan Sanshui waterways with Xi Nanhai Chancheng Sanshui Guangzhou Panyu Nansha merged into the Shiziyang v t e Dong River Dong Heyuan Yuancheng Huizhou Huicheng Dongguan Guangzhou Zengcheng Huangpu merged into the Shiziyang v t e Xi River Xi Gui→Li Guilin Diecai Qixing Xiufeng Xiangshan Yanshan Wuzhou Changzhou Wanxiu merged into the Xi Xun Yong→Yu Zuo Chongzuo Jiangzhou Nanning Jiangnan Xixiangtang merged into the Yong→Yu You Baise Youjiang Nanning Xixiangtang merged into the Yong→Yu tributaries of Zuo & You Nanning Jiangnan Xixiangtang Qingxiu Liangqing Yongning Guigang Qintang Gangnan Gangbei Guiping merged into the Xun Qian Liu Long Hechi Jinchengjiang Yizhou merged into the Liu Rong Liuzhou Liubei Liunan Chengzhong Yufeng merged into the Liu tributaries of Long & Rong merged into the Qian Hongshui Beipan Xuanwei Liupanshui Liuzhi merged into the Hongshui Nanpan Qujing Qilin merged into the Hongshui tributaries of Beipan & Nanpan Heshan Laibin Xingbin merged into the Qian tributaries of Liu & Hongshui Guiping merged into the Xun tributaries of Yong→Yu & Qian Wuzhou Changzhou Longxu Wanxiu merged into the Xi tributaries of Gui→Li & Xun Wuzhou Wanxiu Yunfu Yun'an Zhaoqing Gaoyao Duanzhou Dinghu Foshan Sanshui waterways with Bei Gaoming Nanhai Shunde Heshan Jiangmen Pengjiang waterways with Shiziyang & Lingdingyang Zhongshan Jiangmen Jianghai Xinhui Zhuhai Doumen Jinwan Xiangzhou South China Sea
Pearl River
Pearl	Guangzhou (Baiyun Liwan Haizhu Yuexiu Tianhe Huangpu) Foshan (Nanhai) Dongguan Shiziyang
Shiziyang	Pearl tributary of Dong Dongguan Guangzhou Panyu tributary of Bei Nansha waterways with Xi Lingdingyang
Lingdingyang	Shiziyang Guangzhou Nansha waterways with Xi Zhongshan Shenzhen Bao'an Guangming Longhua Nanshan Futian Luohu Yantian Longgang Pingshan Dapeng Zhuhai Xiangzhou Jinwan Doumen Hong Kong New Territories Hong Kong Island Kowloon Macau Macau Peninsula Jiuzhouyang
Jiuzhouyang	Lingdingyang Macau Taipa Coloane Cotai South China Sea
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