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The Zi Jiang (also Zishui River or Zi River; S.Chinese: 资江 or 资水; T.Chinese: 資江 or 資水; pinyin: zi jiāng; Wade-Giles: Tzuš-chiangš) is one of the four largest rivers in Hunan province of China, also one of the main tributaries of the Yangtze River. It is 653 km long and covers 28,2142 km˛ (26,728km˛ in Hunan).

The Zijiang has two sources, the South and the West. Originating from the norh side of Yuechengling Mountains in Ziyuan County of Guangxi, the South source, Daxishui River flows through Xinning , Shaoyang . Origination from the Huangmajie in Chengbu county , the West source, Heshui River flows through Wugang and Longhui .

The two rivers flow until they join the main river named Zijiang River at Shuangjiangkou in Shaoyang county . Then the Zijiang runs through Shaoyang, Xinshao , Lengshuijiang , Xinhua, Anhua and Taojiang , empties into the Dongting Lake at Ganxikou in YiyangYiyang is a city in Hunan province, China. Yiyang was founded in the Qin dynasty. During the Taiping Rebellion its name was changed to DeSheng county. Yiyang has many hilly farmlands in its vicinity. The primary crop around Yiyang is rice, with tea also b.

The four largest rivers in Hunan are: the Xiang RiverThe Xiang River (also as Xiangjiang River Chinese: or "", pinyin: Xing Jing, Xing Shi; Wade-Giles: "hsing ching" or "hsing shu"), in older transliterations as the Siang River or Hsiang River is a river in southern China. The river gave Hunan its Chinese a, the Yuan Jiang , the Zijiang River and the Lishui RiverLishui River (also known as Li River Chinese language: pinyin: l-shi) is a river in Hunan province of China, one of the Yangtze river's four largest tributaries in the province. Lishui has three origination places, the norh, the middle and the south..

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