Pearl River
As well as referring to the system as a whole, the Pearl River name is applied to a specific branch within it. This Pearl River is the widest distributary within the delta, although notably short; the waters that converge east of the Bei are first referred to as the Pearl River just north of Guangzhou. The Pearl River's estuary, Bocca Tigris, is regularly dredged so as to keep it open for ocean vessels. The mouth of the Pearl River forms a large bay in the southeast of the delta, the Pearl River Estuary, the Bocca Tigris separates Shiziyang in the north, Lingdingyang in the south, and Jiuzhouyang at the southern tip of the estuary surrounded by the Wanshan Archipelago. This bay separates Macau and Zhuhai from Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
The name "Pearl River" comes from the pearl-colored shells that lie within the Pearl's riverbed as it flows through the city of Guangzhou. A 500 kV power line, suspended from three of the tallest pylons in the world, crosses the river near the Nansha Bridge.
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Image gallery
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Pearl River at night, Guangzhou
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Humen Pearl River Bridge viewed from Zhenyuan Fort
Settlements
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Crossings
- Guangzhou Bridge
- Haiyin Bridge
- Haizhu Bridge
- Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
- Huanan Bridge
- Humen Pearl River Bridge
- Hedong Bridge
- Huangpu Bridge
- Jiangwan Bridge
- Jiefang Bridge
- Nansha Bridge
- Pazhou Bridge
- Renmin Bridge
- Shiziyang Tunnel
- Xinguang Bridge
- Yajisha Bridge
- Shenzhen–Zhongshan Bridge (under construction)
Tributaries
In culture
Numerous brands are named after the river. The Zhujiang Brewery in Guangzhou is one of the three largest domestic breweries in China, and Pearl River Bridge is a popular food manufacturer in the city.
See also
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- List of rivers in China
- Geography of China
- Ship lifts in China
- List of rivers of Hong Kong
- Pearl River Sources
Notes
References
- ^ "珠江概况". 珠江水利网. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ^ Ying, Zhang; Jianping, Gan; Qichun, Yang (2024). "Spatiotemporal variability of streamflow in the Pearl River Basin: Controls of land surface processes and atmospheric impacts". Hydrological Processes. 38 (4). doi:10.1002/hyp.15151.
- ^ "Chapter 5: Plate D-6 — GES DISC: Goddard Earth Sciences, Data & Information Services Center". Disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2012-11-08.