- Lijiang River
:"For the city in Yunnan Province, see
Lijiang City . For other uses, seeLijiang "The Li River or Li Jiang (Chinese: 漓江,
pinyin : Lí Jiāng) is ariver inGuangxi Province,China . (Also see theLi River disambiguation page.)The Li River originates in theMao'er Mountains inXing'an county and flows throughGuilin ,Yangshuo andPingle , down into the Xi Jiang, the westerntributary of the Pearl River inWuzhou , its course of 437kilometer s is flanked by green hills.Cormorant fishing is often associated with the Lijiang. Its unusualkarst topography hillsides have often been compared to those at Halong Bay, Vietnam. [http://www.benthanhtravel.com/destinations/Des.asp?key=249]Li River scenery
Along the 100-kilometer stretch of the Li River, mountain peaks rise into the sky. It is one of
China 's most famousscenic area s.#Reed-Flute Rock: a
limestone cave with a large number of stalactites, stalagmites, stalacto-stalagmites, rocky curtains, and cave corals.
#Seven-Star Park: the largest park in Guilin.
#Mountain of Splendid Hues: a mountain consisting of many layers of variously colored rocks.
#Elephant-Trunk Hill: a hill that looks like a giant elephant drinking water with its trunk. It is symbol of the city of Guilin.
#Lingqu Canal : dug in 214 BC, is one of the three big water conservation projects of ancient China and the oldest existing canal in the world.
#Other attractions include: Duxiu Peak, Nanxi Park, the Taohua River, the Giant Banyan, and the Huashan-Lijiang National Folklore Park.The imagery of the Li River is featured on the 20 yuan note (see photo).
Gallery of Li River
ee also
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Geography of China
*List of rivers in China External links
* [http://www.nationalparkofchina.com/guilin.html Guilin and Lijiang River National Park]
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