1. Pearl River system

The second largest river in my country and the third longest river in China is a major river in southern my country.

The Pearl River includes three tributaries: Xijiang River, Beijiang River and Dongjiang River. Among them, Xijiang River is the longest and is usually called the main trunk of the Pearl River.

It is 2,320 kilometers long and flows through Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi and other provinces (regions), as well as northeastern Vietnam.

The basin area is more than 450,000 square kilometers, of which more than 440,000 square kilometers are in my country.

2. Yangtze River system

It was called "Jiang" and "Dajiang" in ancient times. It is the first largest river in Asia and the third largest river in the world, second only to the Amazon River and the Nile River.

It is 6,380 kilometers long and flows through the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai, and then enters the East China Sea. The Yangtze River Basin refers to the area where the Yangtze River mainstream and tributaries flow through. It spans across China's three major economic zones of east, central and west, totaling 19 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. It is the third largest basin in the world, with a total basin area of ​​1.8 million square kilometers, accounting for 18.8% of the country's land area. The basin is rich in natural resources.

In the Yangtze River system, there are 49 tributaries with a basin area of ​​more than 10,000 square kilometers, mainly Jialing River, Han River, Min River, Xiang River, Wu River, Gan River, etc.

Three, the Yellow River system

China's second largest river.

The Yellow River basin covers an area of ​​795,000 square kilometers, with a total length of 5,464 kilometers, and gathers more than 40 main tributaries and more than 1,000 streams.

From the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it flows through nine provinces and autonomous regions including Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan and Shandong, and then flows into the Bohai Sea.

Fourth, Huaihe River System

The third largest river in China, located between the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.

The Huaihe River is about 700 kilometers long, with a drainage area of ​​270,000 square kilometers. It originates from Tongbai Mountain in Henan Province and flows through 40 cities in five provinces, including Henan, Hubei, Anhui, Shandong and Jiangsu.

The notable feature is that the tributaries are asymmetrical in the north and south. There are many long tributaries on the north bank, flowing through the Huanghuai Plain; there are few short tributaries on the south bank, flowing through mountains and hills.

The Huaihe River system is divided into two major river systems, the Huaihe River and the Yishu River, with the abandoned Yellow River as the boundary.

Five, Liaohe River System

The Liaohe River has two sources. The eastern source is called the East Liaohe River, and the western source is called the West Liaohe River. The two sources merge with the western source at Fudedian, Changtu County, Liaoning Province, and are called the Liaohe River.

The river is 1,345 kilometers long and covers an area of ​​219,000 square kilometers. It flows through Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, and Liaoning.

Sixth, Haihe River System

One of the main rivers in North China, it is composed of five rivers: Chaobai River, Yongding River, Daqing River, Ziya River, and Yunhe River. After converging to Tianjin, it flows east to Dagukou and flows into the Bohai Sea, so it is also called Guhe River.

The Haihe River basin covers an area of ​​317,800 square kilometers, spanning eight provinces and regions including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Liaoning, and Inner Mongolia.

Seventh, Songhua River System

Located in the northern part of Northeast China, it flows through Heilongjiang Province and Jilin Province. It is 920 kilometers long from east to west and 1,070 kilometers wide from north to south, with a basin area of ​​556,800 square kilometers.

The Songhua River has many tributaries, and there are 86 rivers with a basin area greater than 1,000 square kilometers. Another feature is the large number of lakes, with more than 600 large and small lakes

8. Tarim River System

It is China's largest inland river, with a total length of 2,179 kilometers. It is formed by the confluence of the Yarkand River, the Hotan River, the Aksu River, etc. The river water is very unstable and is called "unbridled wild horses". The Tarim River Basin is located in southern Xinjiang, between the Tianshan Mountains and the Kunlun Mountains. It is 1,100 kilometers long from east to west and 600 kilometers wide from north to south. It is the largest inland river basin in the world. From the longest source, the Yarkand River Basin, to the tail of the Tarim River, Taitema Lake, it is 2,400 kilometers long. The Taklimakan Desert, the largest mobile desert in my country and the second largest in the world, is located in the middle. The total area of ​​the basin is 1.05 million square kilometers, of which the desert area is 370,400 square kilometers.