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Nanpan River

The 323rd longest river in the world

856 km

The Nanpan River (pinyin: Nánpán Jiāng) has its source in the Yungui Plateau of eastern Yunnan Province. It then flows east, forming part of the border between Guizhou and Guangxi provinces. It joins with the Beipan River to become the Hongshui River. It is roughly 950 km (590 mi) long. Part of the Nanpan River is blocked by the Tianshengqiao Dam (pinyin: Tiānshēngqiáo dà bà), from which Wanfeng Lake (pinyin: Wànfēng hú) is formed. Along the Nanpan river, many ports were owned by the Cen clan who established in Guangxi to suppress a rebellion since 1053 AD.

Flows through: People's Republic of China.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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