The Red River, also known as the Hong River (; ; Chữ Nôm: 瀧紅) and ' (lit. "Main River"; Chữ Nôm: 瀧丐) in Vietnamese, and the (}}}}, ') in Chinese, is a -long river that flows from Yunnan in Southwest China through northern Vietnam to the Gulf of Tonkin. According to C. Michael Hogan, the associated Red River Fault was instrumental in forming the entire South China Sea at least as early as 37 million years before present. The name red and southern position in China are associated in traditional cardinal directions. The river is relatively shallow, and carries a lot of reddish silt along its way, appearing red brown in colour.
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![Red River in [[Yuanyang County, Yunnan|Yuanyang County]]/[[Gejiu]] City, Yunnan](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Gejiu_-_Red_River_Valley_-_P1370880.JPG)
The Red River, also known as the Hong River (; ; Chữ Nôm: 瀧紅) and ' (lit. "Main River"; Chữ Nôm: 瀧丐) in Vietnamese, and the (}}}}, ') in Chinese, is a -long river that flows from Yunnan in Southwest China through northern Vietnam to the Gulf of Tonkin. According to C. Michael Hogan, the associated Red River Fault was instrumental in forming the entire South China Sea at least as early as 37 million years before present. The name red and southern position in China are associated in traditional cardinal directions. The river is relatively shallow, and carries a lot of reddish silt along its way, appearing red brown in colour.
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