This bay separates Macau and Zhuhai from Hong Kong and Shenzhen. The name "Pearl River" comes from the pearl-colored shells that lie within the Pearl's riverbed as it flows through the …

Canton’s foreign quarter, sited between the city wall and the river, fit comfortably into the classic design of south Chinese cities. This British map of Canton shows the city walls, “Old” and …

The city itself is a small island in the mouth of the Pearl River, 76 miles southeast of Canton. Its waterfall at Aberdeen had initially attracted British attention because it provided a convenient …

Historically, the first area for commercial steamship operations in China was Hong Kong and the Pearl River. The photograph below, taken at Canton in 1916, shows three steamships. At …

The Pearl River (Zhujiang), the third longest river in China, flows into the South China Sea through the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. The estuary of the river, called the …

From 1700 to 1870, the Pearl River Delta changed its trade orientation from Macao to Canton to Hong Kong. The maps, city views, and photos in this exhibition reflect this change of settings, …

The location of Hong Kong, adjacent to the coast, is not close to the system of major rivers in southern China, though the water to the west of Hong Kong is influenced by Pearl River.In …

The Pearl River (Zhujiang) estuary is illustrated from Canton at top-left to Hong Kong ('Hongkong Is.') at bottom-right. Local placenames are transliterated from Cantonese into English and, in …

The central canal branch of Pearl River is the most attractive part of this river system, offering great views to Guangzhou cityscape, dominated by its skyscrapers and the emblematic …

…the delta’s main channel, the Pearl River, just below Guangzhou (Canton). The Pearl River itself begins just below Guangzhou; Hong Kong is to the east and Macau to the west of the …