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{{short description|River in Guizhou and Yunnan, China}}
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'''Beipan River''' ({{zh|c=北盘江|p=Běipán Jiāng}}) is a river in [[Guizhou]] and [[Yunnan]] provinces, China, and part of the great [[Pearl River (China)|Pearl River]] basin.

==Other names==
The upper reaches in [[Yunnan]] and [[Guizhou]] were once known as the '''Zangke River'''.

==Course==
[[File:Beipanjiang Suspension Road Bridge-4.jpg|thumb|left|The Beipan River from the [[Beipanjiang River 2003 Bridge|Beipan River Suspension Bridge]] (built 2003) in [[Zhenfeng County]].]]
The Beipan River passes through the modern Chinese provinces of [[Yunnan]] and [[Guizhou]]. When reaching the border of  [[Guangxi]], the Beipan River (literally, the Northern Pan River) merges with the [[Nanpan River]] (the Southern Pan River), forming the [[Hongshui River]], which continues to the southeast.

==History==
The river was significant in history as a communications pathway between the [[Yelang]] and [[Nanyue]] kingdoms.<ref name="yang-c3">{{cite book|url=http://www.gutenberg-e.org/yang/chapter3.html|title=Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan, Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE|first1=Bin|last1=Yang|chapter=3|edition=Project Gutenberg Online}}</ref>

==Bridges==
The river is crossed by the [[Duge Bridge]], the world's highest, the [[Qinglong Railway Bridge]], the [[Guanxing Highway]] via the [[Beipan River Guanxing Highway Bridge]], the [[Liupanshui-Baiguo Railway]] via the [[Beipan River Shuibai Railway Bridge]], and the [[G60 Hukun Expressway]] via the [[Beipan River Hukun Expressway Bridge]].  All of these bridges are among the [[list of highest bridges in the world|highest in the world]].

There are other bridges under construction over the river that are also extremely high:
*[[Beipan River Shuipan Expressway Bridge]]
*[[Beipan River Wang'an Highway Bridge]]

==Dams==
There are a number of dams along the river including the [[Guangzhao Dam]].

==See also==
*[[List of rivers in China]]

==References==
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{{Major cities along the Pearl River}}
{{China Rivers}}
[[Category:Rivers of Guizhou]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the Pearl River (China)]]


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