The Hongshui River is a major river in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China . It is one of the main rivers in the basin of the Xi River , which in its turn is one of the main tributaries of the Pearl River . Because it flows through the red rock series area, the river is reddish brown, hence the name Hongshui River ( lit. ' red water river ' ).
5-871: Conventionally, the Hongshui River is formed by the merging of the Beipan and Nanpan Rivers (Beipanjiang and Nanpanjiang, i.e., the Northern and Southern Pan Rivers) at the Guizhou -Guangxi border. From there, it flows in the general southeastern direction. In Laibin Prefecture in central Guangxi the Hongshui merges with the Liu River that comes from the north, forming the Qian River , which continues to
10-616: A river in China is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Beipan River Beipan River ( Chinese : 北盘江 ; pinyin : Běipán Jiāng ) is a river in Guizhou and Yunnan provinces, China, and part of the great Pearl River basin. The upper reaches in Yunnan and Guizhou were once known as the Zangke River . The Beipan River passes through the modern Chinese provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou . When reaching
15-903: The Guanxing Highway via the Beipan River Guanxing Highway Bridge , the Liupanshui-Baiguo Railway via the Beipan River Shuibai Railway Bridge , and the G60 Hukun Expressway via the Beipan River Hukun Expressway Bridge . All of these bridges are among the highest in the world . There are other bridges under construction over the river that are also extremely high: There are a number of dams along
20-916: The border of Guangxi , the Beipan River (literally, the Northern Pan River) merges with the Nanpan River (the Southern Pan River), forming the Hongshui River , which continues to the southeast. The river was significant in history as a communications pathway between the Yelang and Nanyue kingdoms. The river is crossed by the Duge Bridge , the world's highest, the Qinglong Railway Bridge ,
25-637: The east toward, eventually, the Xi River . The Hongshui has 10 large dams on it, that provide electric power and flood control . According to the Beijing Review the Hongshui River had 300 shoals that interfered with navigating the river with cargo vessels. Several of the dams are equipped with ship lifts capable of lifting vessels of 300 tons displacement. 23°47′56″N 109°31′54″E / 23.79889°N 109.53167°E / 23.79889; 109.53167 This article related to
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