When the Chinese Were Unspeakable
The Xiao River rushes deep and clear out of the mountains of southern China into a narrow plain of paddies and villages. At first little more than an angry stream, it begins to meander and grow as the basin’s 63 other creeks and brooks flow into it. By the time it reenters the mountains 50 miles to the north, it is big and powerful enough to carry barges and ferries.Fifty
Source: chinafile.com