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 | |
| Country | China |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Yuli River |
| 2nd source | Anxiang River |
| Source confluence | |
| • location | Lingyun County, Guangxi, China |
| • coordinates | 24°30′17.5″N 106°37′15.9″E |
| Mouth | Hongshui River |
• location | Tian'e County, Guangxi, China |
• coordinates | 25°01′55.2″N 107°02′19.9″E |
| Length | 183 km (114 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,775 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.
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