Dong River (China) Explained

The Dong River is the eastern tributary of the Pearl River in Guangdong province, southern China. The other two main tributaries of the Pearl River are the Xi River and the Bei River. The headwater is located in Mount Sanbai (Chinese: 三百山) in Anyuan County, Jiangxi.

The Dong River is a major source of water for megacities in Pearl River Delta, including Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou.^[1] The Hong Kong Government has purchased Dong River water from Guangdong since 1965.^[2] Over 70 percent of domestic water in Hong Kong is imported from the Dong River.^[3] Its discharge totals roughly 807.5m3/s.^[4]

Historical findings

A dinosaur egg fossil dated back to the Late Cretaceous was discovered by primary school student named Zhang Yangzhe while playing near the Dong River in 2019 in July. The boy's mother, Li Xiaofang, later contacted the Heyuan Dinosaur Museum members, and under their excavation guidance more than 10 dinosaur egg fossils each about 9 centimeters in diameter and dating back to 66 million years were revealed.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Places along the river include

• Ganzhou, Jiangxi
  • Anyuan
  • Xunwu
• Heyuan, Guangdong
  • • • • • Longchuan Dongyuan Yuancheng District
• Huizhou
  • Boluo
  • Huicheng District
• Dongguan

See also

• Pearl River Delta
• Geography of China
• List of rivers in China

Notes and References

1. https://e-info.org.tw/node/28477 廣東東江向廣州 深圳香港供水將限量
2. Web site: Water from Dongjiang. Water Supplies Department, HKSAR, Water for a Barren Rock. 2006-04-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20060427002429/http://www.info.gov.hk/water150/mbook/TEXT/TEXT_ENG/Living/living_p3.html#p3_05. 2006-04-27. dead.
3. Web site: Assured Water Supply. Water Supplies Department, HKSAR, WSD Annual Report 2004-2005. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070120053749/http://www.wsd.gov.hk/en/html/pdf/rpt0405/pdf/Our_Water.pdf. 2007-01-20.
4. Web site: Chapter 5: Plate D-6 — . 2010-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130203044933/http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/geomorphology/GEO_5/GEO_PLATE_D-6.shtml . 2013-02-03 . dead .
5. Web site: Boy finds 66-million-year-old dinosaur eggs - Chinadaily.com.cn. 江巍. www.chinadaily.com.cn. 2020-03-31.
6. Web site: Chinese Boy Accidentally Finds 66-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Eggs ARCHAEOLOGY WORLD. 12 March 2020. en-GB. 2020-03-31.
7. Web site: 河源又现恐龙蛋化石，是男孩江边游玩发现！网友：不可思议. 罗希. 刘志棠. 微信公众平台. 2020-03-31.