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The Li River or Li Jiang (Chinese: 漓江, pinyin: Lí Jiāng) 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 Guilin, 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.
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).
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