PEI RIVER

WadeGiles romanization Pei Chiang, Pei also spelled Pai, or Peh, Pinyin Bei Jiang, English North River river in central Kwangtung Province, southeastern China. It is formed by the union of two smaller rivers, the Wu and the Chen, at Shao-kuan, in northern Kwangtung Province. The Pei River flows about 220 miles (350 km) south to join the Hsi (West) River, west of Canton. For centuries the Pei has played an important role in the transport system between North and South China.