Buliu River

Buliu River (Chinese: 布柳河; pinyin: bùliǔhé) or Buliuhe is a river beginning with the convergence of the Yuli and Anxiang rivers in Lingyun County and flowing a northeasterly direction before ultimately joining the Hongshui River just before the Longtan Dam. It is crossed by the Xianren Bridge (仙人桥; 'Fairy Bridge'), a rock formation representing the world's longest natural bridge, as well as the Buliuhe River Bridge, one of the highest bridges in the world.

Buliu River
Location
CountryChina
Physical characteristics
SourceYuli River
2nd sourceAnxiang River
Source confluence 
  locationLingyun County, Guangxi, China
  coordinates24°30′17.5″N 106°37′15.9″E
MouthHongshui River
  location
Tian'e County, Guangxi, China
  coordinates
25°01′55.2″N 107°02′19.9″E
Length183 km (114 mi)
Basin size2,775 km2 (1,071 sq mi)

The river's name comes from the Zhuang words "bu" meaning natural spring, and "liu" meaning alcohol, alluding to a legend asserting that the river was formed by a spring of alcohol.

References

  • "Guangxi Attractions". Archived from the original on 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-11-03.


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