The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the 2nd largest tributary in terms of surface runoff, the 5th largest tributary by drainage area of the Yangtze tributaries. The river flows generally northeast through Guangxi and Hunan two provinces, its tributaries reach into Jiangxi and Guangdong. Traditionally, it was regarded that the West Branch is the Main Stream of the Upper Xiang, which rises in Haiyang Mountains between xing'an and Lingchuan counties of Guangxi. According to the 1st national water census of China in 2011, the East Branch Xiao River originating from Lanshan County of Hunan, was identified as the Main Stem of the Upper Xiang. The Ping Island of Yongzhou is the meeting of the two streams, the West source originating from Guangxi and the Esat source of the Xiao River originating from Lanshan County of Hunan.With the tributaries, the Xiang has a river basin area of 94,721 square kilometres , of which Hunan has an area of 85,383 square kilometres . In a situation of Guangxi source, the Xiang has a length of 844 kilometres ; In another situation of Xiao River as the main source stream, the Xiang has a length of 948 kilometres .
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