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 Map showing the Yuan River basin (in light yellow) | |||||||||
| Chinese | 沅江 | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 沅水 | ||||||||
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TheYuan River, also known by itsChinesename as theYuanjiang, is one of the four largestrivers inHunanprovince in southeast-centralChina. It is a tributary ofYangtze River. It is 864 kilometres (537 mi) long and rises inGuizhou province in theMiao Mountains nearDuyun and is navigable. The upper stream is called the Longtou River, and downstream it is called the Qingshui or Ch‘ing-shui River. It becomes the Yuan River after its confluence with its northern tributary, theWu River.
After its merger with the Wu River, the Yuan flows in a northeasterly direction, hugging the western side of theXuefeng Mountains of Hunan. Ultimately, the Yuan flows into theDongting Lake atChangde and from there into the Yangtze River. The Yuan serves as a major waterway for western Hunan and eastern Guizhou. The Yuan is navigable for large vessels up to Changde, whereas smaller boats can make it toTaoyuan.[1]
28°25′37″N110°22′49″E / 28.42694°N 110.38028°E /28.42694; 110.38028
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| Huai system | |
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