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The Xiang River (also as Xiangjiang, Xiangjiang River, or simply as Xiang, ), in older transliterations as the Siang River or Hsiang River, is a river in southern China. The river gave Hunan its Chinese abbreviation, the same as ''Xiang'' (湘). == Geography == Originating from Haiyang Mountain (海陽山) in Lingui of Guangxi, the Xiang is the largest river in Hunan and one of the largest tributaries of Yangtze River. It is long and of it is in Hunan. People say the Xiang and the Lijiang River share the same origin, because the upper reaches of the two rivers are connected by the ancient Lingqu Canal, which is located in Xing'an County, Guangxi. According to a traditional saying, 70 per cent of the water in Lingqu flows into the Xiang and 30 percent flows into the Lijiang. In the past, the canal, along with the Xiang River and the Gui River provided an important waterway connecting the Yangtze River with the Pearl River Delta.〔(Lingqu Canal (Xiang'an County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Qin Dynasty) ) (Nomination for the UNESCO Heritage List)〕 The river passes places such as Xing'an, Quanzhou, and Dongan, Yongzhou, Qiyang, Hengyang, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, Changsha, Wangcheng, Xiangyin, and empties into Lake Dongting, where it connects to the Yangtze. Tributaries: * The Xiao River (瀟水) flows into the Xiang near Changsha * The Zheng River (蒸水) converges with the Xiang in Chengbei District (城北區), Hengyang * The Lian River (涟水) and Juan River (涓水) flows into the Xiang near Hekou Town (河口镇), Xiangtan 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Xiang River」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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