The Xiao River is the main stream of the upper Xiang River located in Yongzhou, Hunan. As of the 2011 Water Census of China, it has a length of 365 kilometres (227 mi) from the headwaters to the confluence in the Ping Island of Yongzhou with the Xiang River West Branch originating from Guangxi. With the tributaries, its drainage basin area is 12,094 square kilometres (4,670 sq mi). Night rain on the Xiaoxiang, one of the Eight Views of Xiaoxiang, is located at this river.