White Jade River
The White Jade River is a river in southern Xinjiang, China.
The head waters of the river rise in the Kunlun Mountains, in the area of Aksai Chin in Kashmir in the Togatax area. The river flows east for some 200 km and then north for another 200 km before passing through Khotan, China. In Khotan, the river has yielded white river rocks which are also known as nephrite jade.
North of Khotan, it eventually dries up in the Taklamakan Desert, its seasonal bed joined by that of the Black Jade River near Koxlax, from where it continues north as the Hotan River, which flows into the Tarim River. The river drains an area of and has a discharge of.
Roads
- China local highway S216 follows the river from Khotan to.
- Keriyadavan Road from Akqik crosses Kunlun mountains and follows the river from to.