The Hongshui River is a major river in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China

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. It is one of the main rivers in the basin of the Xi River, which in its turn is one of the main tributaries of the Pearl River

Pearl River (China)

The Pearl River or less commonly, the "Guangdong River" or "Canton River" etc., , is an extensive river system in southern China. The name Pearl River is usually used as a catchment term to refer to the watersheds of the Xi Jiang , the Bei Jiang , and the Dong Jiang...

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Conventionally, the Honghsui River is formed by the merging of the Beipan

Beipan River

Beipan River is a river in the Guizhou province, China, and part of the great Pearl River basin.-Other names:The upper reaches in Yunnan and Guizhou were once known as the Zangke River.-Course:...

 and Nanpan

Nanpan River

The Nanpan River has its source in the Yungui Plateau of eastern Yunnan Province. It then flows east, forming part of the border between Guizhou and Guangxi provinces. It joins with the Beipan River to become the Hongshui River....

 Rivers (Beipanjiang and Nanpanjiang, i.e., the Northern and Southern Pan Rivers) at the Guizhou

Guizhou

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-Guangzi border. From there, it flows in the general southeastern direction. In Laibin

Laibin

Laibin is a prefecture-level city in the central part of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.-Geography and climate:Laibin is located in central Guangxi province. The Hongshui River or Red River and Rongjiang, both tributaries of the Xijiang, meet in Laibin. Its area is 13,400 km²...

 Prefecture in central Guangzi it merges with the Liu River

Liu River

The Liu River is a tributary within the Pearl River system in Guangxi, China. It is formed by the confluence of the Rong and Long rivers in Fengshan. It flows south through Liuzhou and is joined by the Luoqing Jiang to the south. It meets the larger Hongshui He east of Laibin where it becomes...

 that comes from the north, forming the Qian River

Qian River

The Qian River is the name of a short section of the Xi River system and, thus, the greater Pearl River system in Guangxi, China. It is formed by where the Liu Jiang meets the larger Hongshui He east of Laibin, then flows southeast through Wuxuan. At Guiping it is joined by the more southerly Yu...

, which continues to the east toward, eventually, the Xi River.

The Hongshui has 10 large dams on it, that provide electric power and flood control.

Several of the dams are equipped with ship lifts capable of lifting vessels of 300 tons displacement.

Dams on the Hongshui River

name	cascade	date started	Megawatts	height	vessel capacity
Dahua Dam	-	1975	600 MW	83.28m
Yantan Dam Yantan Dam The Yantan Dam is a gravity dam on the Hongshui River near in Dahua Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi China. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and it has an associated 1,210 MW power station consisting of 4 x 302.5 MW Francis turbine-generators.-Construction:The dam was...	5th	1984	1210 MW	110m	250 ton ship lift Yantan Ship Lift The Yantan ship lift is a large ship lift located on the Hongshui River, a tributary of the Pearl River in China.The ship lift's basin can carry vessels of up to 250 tons.The ship lift's basin is × × .It lifts vessels ....
Bailongtan Dam		-	192 MW	-	250 ton lock
Pingban Dam	3rd
Xijing Dam	1st	1958	-	-	1000 ton lock
Longtan Dam Longtan dam Longtan Dam is a large roller-compacted concrete gravity dam on the Hongshui River in Tian'e County of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, a tributary of the Xi River and the Pearl River. The dam is high and long; it is the tallest of its type in the world. The dam is intended for...	=	2009	4,900 MW	192m	300 ton ship lift