The Li River Lijiang River (2005-07-24)
The Li River or Li Jiang ( Chinese : ?, pinyin : L Jing) is a river in Guangxi Province, China . (Also see the Li River disambiguation page.) The Li River originates in the Mao'er Mountains in Xing'an county and flows through Gilin , Yangshuo and Pingle , down into the Xi Jiang , the western tributary of Pearl River in Wuzhou , its course of 437 kilometers is flanked by green hills. Cormorant fishing is often associated with Lijiang river.
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 famous scenic areas .
- 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). |
