The Importance of Xiangjiang River (Grade Six Composition)

Xiangjiang River, the mother river of Hunan children, flows south, gurgles north, crosses Zhaoshan into Changsha city, turns northwest through Sanchaji, reaches Qiaokou and Wangcheng, and then enters Dongting through Yueyang city. It flows through Changsha city for about 25 kilometers. On both sides of Xiangjiang River, red cliffs are like clouds, white sands are like snow, weeping willows are like silk, and sails are like clouds, forming a beautiful scenic belt along the Yangtze River in Changsha.

Xiangjiang River is one of the important tributaries in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. It originates from Haiyang Ping at the foot of Haiyang Mountain in lingchuan county, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, flows from west to northeast, flows through Xing 'an and Quanzhou counties in Guangxi, enters Xiajiangwei in Dong 'an County, Hunan Province at the Chajiang River, obliquely passes through Hunan Province, and passes through Yongzhou, lengshuitan, Qiyang, Qidong, Changning, Hengnan, Hengyang, Hengdong, Hengshan, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, Changsha and Wangcheng. Receive 1300 tributaries along the way. It is the largest river with the largest basin area and the largest water yield in Dongting Four Waters. Hunan Province is called Xiang for short because of its Xiangjiang River.

Xiangjiang River runs from Heyuan to Yongzhou Old Wharf, with picturesque Cangshan on both sides. The narrowest part of the famous Qiling Canyon is only about 250 meters. From Qidong Guiyang to Hengshan, the river winds in Hengyang Basin, with a width of more than 5 kilometers. There are Fuling water, steamed water, thunder water and Jishui in this section successively. Go straight to Zhuzhou, Xiangtan and Changsha basins. This section of Xiangjiang River has accepted tributaries such as Lushui, Juanshui, Lianshui, Liuyang River and Lushui. Jinggang in Wangcheng County, together with its subordinate Xiangjiang River, entered the lakeside plain of Dongting Lake. There are criss-crossing harbors, endless flat land, and a scene of Jiangnan water town.

According to textual research, the word "Xiaoxiang" began in the Han Dynasty. Shan Hai Zhongjing Mountain View said, "The emperor's second daughter lives there. This is the wind. She often travels in Jiangyuan and Liyuan and makes friends with Xiaoxiang." By the middle Tang Dynasty, "Xiaoxiang" was not only the meaning of Xiang Shui, but also evolved into a regional name by the poet. Since the Song Dynasty, people have used "Sanxiang" more. After the downstream meets the steamed water, it is called "Steamed Hunan", hence the name "Sanxiang". There is a "Xiang Li" stone tablet in Yangshuo Mountain, Guangxi, where Xiang water flows northeast and Li water flows northwest. This is the watershed of Li Xiang's water, also known as "Li Xiang". Xiangshui meanders into Lingling, Hunan, and flows northward after merging with Xiaoshui, which originated from Jiuyi Mountain. This paragraph is swimming in Xiangshui.

One Xiang rules the world, and Xiang water breeds great men. The winding Xiangjiang River not only gives Sanxiang children a quiet, rich and full life, but also nourishes the hearts of Hunan people with its essence and gives them unparalleled aura. Numerous celebrities were born in the hot land of Sanxiang, walked into the vast land of Kyushu, and wrote legends one by one, just like Xiangjiang River.