YU RIVER

WadeGiles romanization Y Chiang, Pinyin Yu Jiang, also called Siang, river in South China. A southern tributary of the Hsi Chiang, it rises in two branches in southeastern Yunnan Province and flows about 400 mi (750 km) generally east in Kwangsi Province to unite at Kuei-p'ing with the Hung-shui Ho to form the Hsi. It receives the Tso Chiang near Nan-ning. The river is important in China's transportation system.