Xiang River
The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the second-largest tributary in terms of surface runoff, the fifth-largest tributary by drainage area of the Yangtze tributaries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Hunan, China feeding Dongting Lake
- Also known as: “Hsiang”, “Hsiang Chiang”, “Hsiang Shui”, and “Siang River”
- Historically known as: “Siang Kiang”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Second Dongting Lake Bridge.
Second Dongting Lake Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Glabb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Second Dongting Lake Bridge, also known as Hangrui Expressway Dongting Lake Bridge is a suspension bridge over the link between the Dongting Lake and the Yangtze river in Yueyang, China. Second Dongting Lake Bridge is situated 2½ km southwest of Xiang River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yueyang.
Yueyang
Photo: Chlich, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yueyang is a historic port city in Hunan Province, China. It is renowned for its cultural heritage and stunning natural scenery, centered around the immense Dongting Lake and the iconic Yueyang Tower.
Xiang River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Hunan, South-central China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Xiang River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“Xiang River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Xiang”
- Basque: “Xiang ibaia”
- Belarusian: “Рака Сянцзян”
- Belarusian: “Сянцзян”
- Bulgarian: “Сяндзян”
- Catalan: “Riu Xiang”
- Cebuano: “Xiang Jiang”
- Chinese: “湘水”
- Chinese: “湘江”
- Chinese: “湘江河”
- Chuvash: “Сян”
- Czech: “Siang-ťiang”
- Danish: “Xiang-floden”
- Danish: “Xiangfloden”
- Danish: “Xiangjiang-floden”
- Danish: “Xiangjiang”
- Dutch: “Xiang”
- Dutch: “Xiangjiang”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اكسيانج”
- Esperanto: “Ksiang”
- French: “rivière Xiang”
- French: “Rivière Xiang”
- French: “Xiang Jiang”
- French: “Xiang”
- German: “Xiang Jiang”
- Greek: “Ποταμός Σιάνγκ”
- Hebrew: “נהר שיאנג”
- Hindi: “शिआंग नदी”
- Hungarian: “Hsziang”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Xiang”
- Irish: “Abhainn Xiang”
- Italian: “Xiang”
- Japanese: “湘水”
- Japanese: “湘江”
- Korean: “상강”
- Korean: “샹 강”
- Korean: “샹장 강”
- Literary Chinese: “湘水”
- Lithuanian: “Siandziangas”
- Lithuanian: “Siangas”
- Lithuanian: “Sjandziangas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Qingjiang”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Xiang He”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Xiang Jiang”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Xiang”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Xiangelva”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Xiangelven”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Xiangjiang”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Xiang Jiang”
- Norwegian: “Xiang Jiang”
- Norwegian: “Xiangjiang”
- Persian: “رود شیانگ”
- Polish: “Xiang Jiang”
- Russian: “Сян”
- Russian: “Сянцзян”
- Slovenian: “reka Xiang”
- Slovenian: “Xiang Jiang”
- Slovenian: “Xiang”
- Spanish: “Rio Xiang”
- Spanish: “Río Xiang”
- Spanish: “Xiangjiang”
- Swedish: “Xiangfloden”
- Turkish: “Xiang Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Сянцзян”
- Vietnamese: “Sông Tương”
- Vietnamese: “Tương Giang, Từ Sơn”
- Vietnamese: “Tương Giang”
- Vietnamese: “Tương Thủy”
- Welsh: “Afon Xiang”
- Wu Chinese: “湘水”
- Yue Chinese: “湘水”
- Yue Chinese: “湘江”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Guihuayuan Shequ and Chenglingji.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yueyang Railway Station and Bajiao Hu.
Hunan: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Changsha, Zhangjiajie, Zhuzhou, and Wulingyuan.
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