East River
The Dong River is the easternmost main tributary of the Pearl River, flowing through Guangdong and Jiangxi in southern China. Its source is Mount Yajibo in Xunwu County in Jiangxi. Since 1960, water from the Dong has also been exported to Hong Kong.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Guangdong, China
- Also known as: “Dong River”, “Rio Dong”, “Tung”, “Tung Chiang”, and “Tung Kiang”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Huangpu New Port and Xiagang.
Huangpu New Port
Metro station
Huangpu New Port station is a metro station on Line 5 of the Guangzhou Metro in Guangzhou, China.
Xiagang
Metro station
Xiagang station is a metro station on Line 5 of the Guangzhou Metro in Guangzhou, China. Xiagang is situated 2½ km north of East River.
Baoying Dadao
Metro station
Baoying Dadao station is a metro station on Line 5 of the Guangzhou Metro in Guangzhou, China. Baoying Dadao is situated 3½ km north of East River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Machong.
Machong
Town
Machong, sometimes mispronounced Mayong, is a town… Machong is situated 6 km east of East River.
East River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Guangdong, South China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.04387° or 23° 2′ 38″ north
Longitude
113.51871° or 113° 31′ 7″ east
Elevation
-4 metres (-13 feet)
Open location code
7PMM2GV9+GF
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“East River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Dong”
- Bulgarian: “Дундзян”
- Cebuano: “Dong Jiang”
- Chinese: “东江”
- Chinese: “東江”
- Chuvash: “Дунцзян”
- Czech: “Tung-ťiang”
- Danish: “Dong Jiang”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر دونج”
- French: “Dong”
- Galician: “Río Dong”
- Gan Chinese: “東江”
- German: “Dong Jiang”
- Greek: “Ποταμός Ντονγκ (Κίνα)”
- Hindi: “दोंग नदी”
- Irish: “Abhainn Dong”
- Japanese: “東江”
- Korean: “동강”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Dong Jiang”
- Norwegian: “Dong Jiang”
- Polish: “Dong Jiang”
- Russian: “Дунцзян”
- Spanish: “Río Dong”
- Swedish: “Dong Jiang”
- Turkish: “Dong Nehri”
- Venetian: “Fiume Dong”
- Vietnamese: “Đông Giang”
- Welsh: “Afon Dong”
- Yue Chinese: “東江”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Dasheng and Qisha.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Guangbaotong and Knowles Point.
Guangdong: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
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