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{{Short description|River and natural border between Hong Kong and Mainland China}}
{{Infobox river
  | name                = Sham Chun River
  | name_other          = {{lang|yue|深圳河}}
  | image               = Shenzhen West at dust2021.jpg
  | image_caption       = The river seen from [[Luohu District]] in [[Shenzhen]]
  | mapframe            = yes
  | mapframe-zoom       = 10
  | subdivision_type1   = Cities
  | subdivision_name1   = {{HKG}}<br>{{flagicon|China}} [[Shenzhen]]
  | source1_location    = [[Wutong Mountain]]
  | source1_coordinates = {{coord|22|34|56|N|114|12|52|E|region:CN}}
  | mouth_location      = [[Shenzhen Bay]]
  | mouth_coordinates   = {{coord|22|30|N|114|02|E|display=inline,title|region:CN_type:river_source:GNS-enwiki}}
  | length_km = 37
  | length_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Shenzhen River Regulation Project (SZR) |publisher=Hong Kong Drainage Services Department |url=https://www.dsd.gov.hk/EN/HTML/392.html}}</ref>
  | source1_elevation   = 
  | discharge1_avg      = 
  | basin_size_km2 = 312.5
  | basin_size_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Shenzhen Water Situation |publisher=World Water Atlas |url=https://www.worldwateratlas.org/narratives/water-as-leverage/shenzhen-water-situation/#situation}}</ref>
  | extra               = 
}}
{{Chinese
| c = 
| ci = {{IPA|yue|sɐ́m tsɐ̄n hɔ̏ː|}}
| h = cim<sup>1</sup> zun<sup>4</sup> ho<sup>2</sup>
| j = sam<sup>1</sup> zan<sup>3</sup> ho<sup>4</sup>
| y = sām jan hòh
| p = Shēnzhèn Hé
| s = 深圳河
}}

The '''Sham Chun River''' or '''Shenzhen River''' ({{zh|t=|p=Shēnzhèn Hé|s=深圳河}}) serves as the [[list of countries and territories by land borders|natural border]] between [[Hong Kong]] and [[mainland China]], together with [[Deep Bay, China|Deep Bay]], [[Mirs Bay]], and the [[Sha Tau Kok River]].

[[File:Shenzhen Rriver between Futian& Lok Ma Chau2021.jpg|thumb|City of Shenzhen and [[Yuen Long District|Yuen Long]], Hong Kong, divided by the Sham Chun River]]

It formed a part of the limit of the [[concessions and leases in international relations|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, Hong Kong|North District]] of [[Hong Kong]], and the [[subprovincial city|city]] of [[Shenzhen]], [[Guangdong]]. Its source is at [[Wutong Mountain]], Shenzhen. Its [[tributary|tributaries]] includes [[Ping Yuen River]], [[Shek Sheung River]], [[Sheung Yue River]], [[Ng Tung River]], [[Buji, Shenzhen|Buji River]] and [[Tan Shan River]]. The [[Shenzhen Reservoir]] also flows into the river when it is full.

The river flows into [[Deep Bay, China|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]].

==River crossings==
* International Bridge near [[Lin Ma Hang]]–Changling
* [[Heung Yuen Wai Control Point]]–[[Liantang Port]]
* Cement factory near [[Muk Wu|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]]
* [[Hong Kong Express Rail Link|XRL Hong Kong Section]]–[[Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway|Mainland Section]] within Shenzhen (tunnel across Sham Chun River)

==See also==
* [[Frontier Closed Area]] – the closed border zone on the Hong Kong side of the river
* [[List of rivers and nullahs in Hong Kong]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Shenzhen River}}
* [http://www.hk-place.com/view.php?id=120 Rivers of Hong Kong], in Chinese

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[[Category:Rivers of Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Rivers of Shenzhen]]
[[Category:North District, Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Borders of Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Border rivers]]
[[Category:Geography of Shenzhen]]


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