The Pazhou Pagoda , also known as the Whampoa Pagoda or Pa Chow Pogoda , is an early modern Chinese pagoda on Pazhou Island in Haizhu District , Guangzhou , the capital of China 's Guangdong Province .
8-406: The Whampoa Pagoda initiated work in 1597 and it was completely built in 1600. The pagoda is situated on a knoll at the south bank of Pearl River . Although it was built as a Buddhist landmark, it was also a useful navigation point for merchant ships traveling to Guangzhou . It is an octagonal tower with 9 main sections and 17 sub sections. The tower stands at about 59 metres (194 ft), and has
16-709: A diameter at the base of 12.7 metres (42 ft). It covers a total area of 111 square metres. Functioning in a similar fashion to Chigang Pagoda , it was built for Fengshui and allow safe navigation of merchant ships traveling along the Pearl River towards Guangzhou . 23°06′06″N 113°22′13″E / 23.10176°N 113.37027°E / 23.10176; 113.37027 [REDACTED] Media related to Whampoa Pagoda at Wikimedia Commons Pearl River (China) The Pearl River ( Chinese : 珠江 ; pinyin : Zhūjiāng ; lit. 'pearl river', or 粤江 ; 粵江 ; Yuèjiāng ; ' Yue river')
24-465: Is a popular food manufacturer in the city. 22°46′N 113°38′E / 22.767°N 113.633°E / 22.767; 113.633 Nansha Bridge The Nansha Bridge ( simplified Chinese : 南沙大桥 ; traditional Chinese : 南沙大橋 ; pinyin : Nánshā Dàqiáo ) are two suspension bridges located in Guangdong , China , spanning the Pearl River . It is also the beginning of
32-825: Is an extensive river system in southern China . "Pearl River" is often also used as a catch-all for the watersheds of the Pearl tributaries within Guangdong , specifically the Xi ('west'), Bei ('north'), and Dong ('east'). These rivers all ultimately flow into the South China Sea through the Pearl River Delta . Measured from the farthest reaches of the Xi River, the Pearl – Xi – Xun – Qian – Hongshui – Nanpan 2,400 km (1,500 mi) Pearl River system constitutes China's third-longest, after
40-508: Is famed as the river that flows through Guangzhou . As well as referring to the system as a whole, the Pearl River name is applied to a specific branch within it. This Pearl River is the widest distributary within the delta, although notably short; the waters that converge east of the Bei are first referred to as the Pearl River just north of Guangzhou . The Pearl River's estuary , Bocca Tigris ,
48-628: Is regularly dredged so as to keep it open for ocean vessels. The mouth of the Pearl River forms a large bay in the southeast of the delta, the Pearl River Estuary , the Bocca Tigris separates Shiziyang in the north, Lingdingyang in the south, and Jiuzhouyang at the southern tip of the estuary surrounded by the Wanshan Archipelago . This bay separates Macau and Zhuhai from Hong Kong and Shenzhen . The name "Pearl River" comes from
56-597: The Yangtze River and the Yellow River , and its second largest by volume, after the Yangtze. The 453,700 km (175,200 sq mi) Pearl River Basin drains the majority of Guangdong and Guangxi provinces (collectively known as Liangguang ), as well as parts of Yunnan , Guizhou , Hunan and Jiangxi ; it also drains the northernmost parts of Vietnam's Northeast Cao Bằng and Lạng Sơn provinces. The Pearl River
64-554: The pearl-colored shells that lie within the Pearl's riverbed as it flows through the city of Guangzhou. A 500 kV power line, suspended from three of the tallest pylons in the world, crosses the river near the Nansha Bridge . Numerous brands are named after the river. The Zhujiang Brewery in Guangzhou is one of the three largest domestic breweries in China, and Pearl River Bridge
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