The largest tributary of the Pearl River, which originated in Yunnan and arrived in Wuzhou, Guangxi, is called Xijiang, with a total length of 2 129km. The main stream of the Pearl River, called Yushui in ancient times, is in the west of Guangdong Province, which is formed by the confluence of Guizhou, Yushu and Guangxi. Tang Zhangji's Wild Old Songs: "The Xijiang River is estimated to have 100 passengers, and dogs on board often eat meat." (2) The Tang Dynasty called the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Xijiang. Tang Li Bai's poem "Sleeping at Niuzhushan at night" says: "There is no cloud in the blue sky in Hexi tonight." Tang Yuan Zhen's poem "Remembering Tears" said: "The Xijiang River flows to Jiangzhou, and the word is divided into nine streams." The Tang Dynasty's Xizhou Ci: "Looking at the south tower, the Xijiang River is rich and complex. The ship shook two oars and rushed through the stone city. " This refers to the Yangtze River north of Nanjing. (3). Another name for Jinjiang, Sichuan. Zhuangzi Foreign Things: "Can I swim south to King Wu Yue and stir up the water of the Xijiang River to welcome my son?" Cheng Shu: "Xijiang, Shujiang is also." Shujiang is Jinjiang. ④ Another name of Tianmen River in Hubei. Tang Zhao Lin's Record of Words and Merchants: "Thousands of people raised the Xijiang River and went down to Jingling City." Jingling is now called Tianmen, and Tianmen River flows from the west of the city.
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The western explanation is the direction of the west, and the side where the sun sets is opposite to the "east": the west. Sunscreen Western regions. West side. Teacher (formerly used as a courtesy title for a screen friend or a teacher at home). In ancient times, the theme was in the east and the object was in the west. Also known as "Xibin"). Xigong (referring to concubines). The style or method of things belongs to the west (especially the interpretation of rivers in Europe and America). Rivers. Jiangtian Jianggan (by the river). A leak was found in the middle of the river. Especially the Yangtze River in China: Jiang Fang. Jianghan. Jianghuai. Jiangzuo (in ancient times, it refers to the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and also refers to all areas of Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang and Chen).