Lian River (Yunnan)

The Lian River (Chinese: 练江; pinyin: Liàn Jiāng) or Lianzhuang River (Chinese: 练庄河; pinyin: Liànzhuāng Hé) is a tributary of the Qu River in Yunnan province, southwestern China. The Lian rises in northern Shiping County and flows northwestward into the Eshan Yi Autonomous County. The river then turns northeast, passing Shuangjiang Subdistrict (the county seat of Eshan County), and flows into Qu River. Its total length is approximately 49.6 kilometres (30.8 mi).[1][2]

Lian River
Location
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationNorthern Shiping County, Yunnan Province
Mouth 
  location
Qu River, Shuangjiang, Eshan County, Yunnan Province
Length49.6 km (30.8 mi)

Notes

  1. 《石屏县志》. Kunming: Yunnan People’s Press. 1990. ISBN 7-222-00718-0.
  2. 《峨山彝族自治县志》. Beijing: Zhonghua Book Company. 2010. ISBN 978-7-101-02920-8.


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