List of rivers in China
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This article is about rivers in the areas under the jurisdictions of the People's Republic of China (commonly known as "China" or "mainland China"). For rivers in the areas under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (commonly known as "Taiwan"), see List of rivers of the Republic of China.
This is a list of rivers which are at least partially located in mainland China, classified according to their respective termini:
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[edit] Andaman Sea
- Salween (萨尔温江 or 怒江)
[edit] South China Sea
- Mekong (湄公河)
- Red River (Vietnam) (红河, a.k.a. 元江)
- Pearl River (Zhu Jiang) (珠江)
[edit] Taiwan Strait
- Min (Fujian) (闽江)
[edit] East China Sea
- Qiantang River, Qian River (钱塘江 or 钱江, upper reach known as 新安江)
- Huangpu River (黃浦江)
- Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) (长江, upper reach known as 金沙江)
- Yalong River (雅砻江）
- Min (Sichuan) (岷江)
- Wu (乌江）
- Jialing (嘉陵江)
- Xiang (湘江)
- Lishui (Li) (澧水)
- Yuanjiang (Yuan) (沅江)
- Wu River (巫水)
- Zijiang (Zi) (资江)
- Hanshui (汉江 or 汉水)
- Gan (赣江)
- Zhang (章江)
- Gongshui (貢水)
- Mei (梅河)
- Xiang (Jiangxi) (湘水)
[edit] Yellow Sea
[edit] Bohai Sea
- Wei (潍河)
- Xiaoqing (小清河, formerly known as 济河)
- Yellow River (Huang He) (黃河)
- Hai (海河)
- Luan (滦河)
- Liao (辽河)
[edit] Sea of Japan
- Tumen River (图们江)
- Heilong Jiang (Heilongjiang) (黑龙江)
- Songhua River (松花江)
[edit] Arctic Ocean
- Irtysh (额尔齐斯河) - Gulf of Ob (joins Ob River)
[edit] Canals
- Grand Canal of China (大运河)
[edit] Rivers that do not flow into any larger body of water
- Muzat River - tributary of the Tarim River
- Tarim River - ends in the Taklamakan Desert
- Ili river - ends in Lake Balkhash
- Karakash (Black Jade River) (黑玉江) - ends in the Taklamakan Desert
- Yurungkash (White Jade River) (白玉江) - ends in the Taklamakan Desert
[edit] See also
- Geography of China
- Rivers of Hong Kong
- List of rivers of Asia
- Lakes in China
- List of waterways in China
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Rivers of China |
- Table of rivers in China with Chinese names and useful data
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