- Dong River
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Dong River Traditional Chinese 東江 Simplified Chinese 东江 Literal meaning East River Transcriptions Gan - Romanization dung1gong1 Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Dōng Jiāng Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping dung1gong1 
Dong River in Heyuan
The Pearl River systemThe Dong River is the eastern tributary of the Pearl River in Guangdong province, southern China. The other two main tributaries of Pearl River are Xijiang River and Beijiang River.
The Dong River is a major source of water for Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Government has purchased Dong River water from Guangdong since 1965.[1] Over 70% of domestic water in Hong Kong is imported from the Dong River.[2] Its discharge is about 807.5 cubic metres per second (28,520 cu ft/s).[3]
Places along the river include
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- Ganzhou(赣州)
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- Xunwu(寻乌县)
- Heyuan(河源)
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- Longchuan(龙川县)
- Dongyuan(东源县)
- Yuancheng District(源城区)
- Huizhou(惠州)
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- Boluo(博罗县)
- Huicheng District(惠城区)
- Dongguan(东莞)
See also
- Pearl River Delta
- Geography of China
- List of rivers in China
References
- ^ "Water from Dongjiang". Water Supplies Department, HKSAR, Water for a Barren Rock. http://www.info.gov.hk/water150/mbook/TEXT/TEXT_ENG/Living/living_p3.html#p3_05.
- ^ "Assured Water Supply". Water Supplies Department, HKSAR, WSD Annual Report 2004-2005. http://www.wsd.gov.hk/en/html/pdf/rpt0405/pdf/Our_Water.pdf.
- ^ http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/geomorphology/GEO_5/GEO_PLATE_D-6.shtml
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