Chongling River

The Chongling River, also known as Jiao River and Lingyuan River , is a right-bank tributary and one of the largest tributaries of the middle Xiang River in Hunan, China. The river rises in the Renxingling Mountains of Lanshan County. Its main stream runs generally south to north through Lansghan, Jiahe, Xintian, Xintian, Leiyang, Changning and Hengnan counties, and it joins the Xiang at Jiaohekou of Hengnan. The Chongling River has a length of 223 km, with its tributaries, and the drainage basin covers an area of 6,623 km2. The middle reaches of the river have been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2022.