List of rivers of China

This article is about rivers in the areas under the jurisdictions of the People's Republic of China (commonly known as "China"). For rivers in the areas under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (commonly known as "Taiwan"), see List of rivers of the Republic of China.

This is a list of rivers which are at least partially located in China, classified according to their respective termini:

Arabian Sea

• Indus River
  • Panjnad River (Pakistan)
    • Sutlej River

Andaman Sea

• Salween (萨尔温江 or 怒江)

East China Sea

• Qiantang River, Qian River (钱塘江 or 钱江, upper reach known as 新安江)
• Huangpu River (黃浦江)
• Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) (长江, upper reach known as 金沙江)
  • • Tongtian River
  • Yalong River (雅砻江）
  • Min (Sichuan) (岷江)
  • Tuo River (沱江)
  • Wu (乌江）
  • Jialing (嘉陵江)
    • Bailong (白龙江)
    • Baishui (白水)
    • Qujiang (渠江)
    • Fujiang (涪江)
  • Xiang (湘江)
    • Xiaoshui (瀟水)
    • Zhengshui (蒸水)
  • Lishui (Li) (澧水)
  • Yuanjiang (Yuan) (沅江)
    • Wu River (巫水)
  • Zijiang (Zi) (资江)
  • Hanshui (汉江 or 汉水)
  • Gan (赣江)
    • Zhang (章江)
    • Gongshui (貢水)
      • Mei (梅河)
      • Xiang (Jiangxi) (湘水)
• Yong River (甬江)

South China Sea

See also: Rivers of Hong Kong

• Nandu River
• Wanquan River
• Mekong (湄公河)
• Red River (Vietnam) (红河, a.k.a. 元江)
• Pearl River (Zhu Jiang) (珠江)
  • Beijiang (Bei) (北江)
  • Dongjiang (Dong) (东江)
  • Han (韩江)
    • Mei (梅江)
      • Ning (宁江)
    • Ting (汀江)
    • Dajing (大靖河)
  • Xijiang (Xi) (西江)
    • Yujiang (Yu) (鬱江)
      • Yongjiang (Yong) (邕江）
        • Zuojiang (Zuo) (左江)
        • Youjiang (You) (右江)
    • Xunjiang (Xun) (浔江）
      • Qiangjiang (Qiang) (黔江)
        • Rongjiang (Rong)（融江）
        • Hongshui (Red River) (红水河）
          • Beipan (北盘江)
          • Nanpan (南盘江)
            • Ba (灞水 or 灞河)
    • Guijiang (Gui) (桂江)
      • Lijiang (Li) (漓江)

Taiwan Strait

• Min (Fujian) (闽江)
• Jiulong River (九龙江)

Yellow Sea

• Huai (淮河)
  • Shaying (沙颍河)
  • Shiguan (史灌河)
• Yishui (沂河)
  • Shu (沭河)
  • Si (泗河)
• Jiao (胶河)
• Yalu (鸭绿江) - Korea Bay

Bohai Sea

• Xiaoqing (小清河, formerly known as 济河)
• Yellow River (Huang He) (黃河)
  • Daxia (大峡河)
  • Fen (汾河)
  • Wei (渭河)
    • Jing (泾河)
  • Luo (洛河)
• Hai (海河)
  • Wei (潍河)
  • Zhang (漳河)
  • Yongding (永定河)
    • Sanggan River (桑干河)
    • Yang He (洋河)
• Luan (滦河)
• Liao (辽河)
• Wei (卫河)

Sea of Japan

• Tumen River (图们江)
• Heilong Jiang (Heilongjiang) (黑龙江)
  • Ergune (海拉尔河, Hailar River)
  • Songhua River (松花江)
    • Mudan River (牡丹江)
    • Nen River (嫩江)
  • Ussuri River
    • Songacha River
    • Muling River

Arctic Ocean

• Ob River (Russia)
  • Irtysh (额尔齐斯河)

Canals

• Grand Canal of China (大运河)

Endorheic basins

Tarim Basin

• Qiemo River
• Kaidu River
• Tarim River - ends in the Lop Lake
  • Muzat River
  • Khotan River
    • Karakash (Black Jade River) (黑玉江)
    • Yurungkash (White Jade River) (白玉江)
  • Aksu River
    • Toshkan River
  • Yarkand River
    • Kashgar River
    • Tashkurgan River
    • Shaksgam River
• Shule River
  • Dang River
  • Lucao River
    • Yulin River
  • Changma River
• Karatash River

Ulungur Lake

• Ulungur River

Juyan Lake Basin

• Ejin River

Lake Balkhash

• Ili river - ends in Lake Balkhash

See also

• Geography of China
• List of rivers of Asia
• Lakes in China
• List of waterways in China

References

External links

• Table of rivers in China with Chinese names and useful data
• Li River description, photo collection and maps