Xun
Xun is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 23.45°, 110.71°
About Xun
The Xun River (Chinese: 浔江, pinyin: Xún Jiāng, jyutping: Cham4 Gong1) is a short section of the main branch of the Pearl River system upstream from the Xi Jiang in China. Although less than 200 km long, it is of considerable importance in Guangxi Province as it drains the majority of the province. The Xun River in name is formed by the confluence of the Yu and Qian rivers, with the Qian being the greater of the two tributaries. The Xun then flows out of Guiping and through Pingnan, finally joining with the Gui Jiang in Wuzhou to form the Xi Jiang. The Xun is also a section of the Pearl's longest tributary.
The Xun River flows from west to east roughly along the Tropic of Cancer.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Xun River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Xun: Key Facts
| Length | 199 km |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Xi River |
| Tributaries | Qianjiang River, Yu River, Meng River, Beiliu River |
Facts from Wikidata Q856509 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Xun: Quick Answers
- Where is Xun?
- Xun is located in China, at 23.4545° N, 110.7075° E.
- Are there dams on the Xun?
- No dam on the Xun is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.