Shijing River

The sources of the Shijing River are in the hilly area near the border of Quanzhou's Nan'an City and Xiamen's Xiang'an District.

The Shibi Reservoir (石壁水库; dam at 24°45′41.4″N 118°21′29.3″E / 24.761500°N 118.358139°E / 24.761500; 118.358139) constructed in 1955-1958 on the upper course of the Daying Stream (Chinese: 大盈溪; pinyin: Dàyíng Xī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tāi-êng Khe) (one of the Shijing's tributaries) is used for irrigation and water supply in several towns within the county-level cities of Nan'an and Jinjiang.

The famous Song-era Anping Bridge originally spanned the shallow Shijing estuary between Anhai and Shuitou.

Over the intervening nine centuries, this part of the estuary has silted up, so that the bridge (now fully restored) is now in a lake of sorts, almost completely surrounded by dry land on all sides.

Further downstream, the Shijing River's estuary (the Anhai Bay) continues to exist.

Shrimp farming ponds on the Anhai Bay
On the Anping Bridge
The mudflats along the western shore of the Anhai Bai are used for clam cultivation. Dongshi Town can be seen in the background