The Mingyi River () is a

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

of the

Tanglang River The Pudu River (), also known as the Tanglang River (), is a major river in Yunnan Province in southwest China. Geography The river leaves Dian Lake near Haikou Subdistrict ( 海口街道) in Xishan District, Kunming, in the southwestern part of ...

Yunnan province Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

southwestern China Southwestern China () is a region in the People's Republic of China. It consists of five provincial administrative regions, namely Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Xizang. Geography Southwestern China is a rugged and mountainous region, ...

. The river rises in southwestern

Jinning County Jinning District () is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, Southwest China. The formation of the district was approved on November 24, 2016, after the dissolution of the former ''Jinni ...

and the upper stream is called the Chemu River () . Another stream rises in the far south of

Anning City Anning () is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, China. It is located approximately 28 kilometers southwest of Kunming city proper. In 1995, Anning was upgraded to a county-level city from a ...

. These two streams flow together near Bajie, and from there the Mingyi flows north through southern Anning City into

. The total length of the Mingyi is 77 km.

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