Sham Chun River
River and natural border between Hong Kong and mainland China
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The Sham Chun River or Shenzhen River (Chinese: 深圳河; pinyin: Shēnzhèn Hé; Jyutping: sam1 zan3 ho4) serves as the natural border between Hong Kong and mainland China, together with Deep Bay, Mirs Bay, and the Sha Tau Kok River.
It formed a part of the limit of the lease of the New Territories in 1898 in the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory (known also as the Second Convention of Peking).
It separates Yuen Long District, North District of Hong Kong, and the city of Shenzhen, Guangdong. Its source is at Wutong Mountain, Shenzhen. Its tributaries includes Ping Yuen River, Shek Sheung River, Sheung Yue River, Ng Tung River, Buji River and Tan Shan River. The Shenzhen Reservoir also flows into the river when it is full.
The river flows into Deep Bay (also known as Hau Hoi Wan and Shenzhen Bay). The Mai Po Marshes is at its estuary.
Efforts have been made to alleviate flooding and pollution problems through river draining, which produced the Lok Ma Chau Loop.
01River crossings
- International Bridge near Lin Ma Hang, Changling
- Heung Yuen Wai Control Point, Liantang Port
- Cement factory near Nga Yiu
- Bridge near Kaw Liu-Luofang
- Man Kam To Control Point, Wenjindu Port
- Lo Wu Control Point, Luohu Port
- Lo Wu Bridge (railway bridge)
- Lok Ma Chau Control Point, Huanggang Port
- Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point, Futian Port
- XRL Hong Kong Section, Mainland Section within Shenzhen (tunnel across Sham Chun River)
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sham Chun River”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Shenzhen West at dust2021.jpg by Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shenzhen Rriver between Futian& Lok Ma Chau2021.jpg by Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0
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