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Li River 漓江
Location
Country	China
Subdivision	Guangxi
Physical characteristics
Source	Mao'ershan
• location	Xing'an County, Guangxi, China
• coordinates	25°53′N 110°28′E / 25.88°N 110.47°E / 25.88; 110.47
Mouth	Gui River
• location	Pingle County, Guangxi, China
• coordinates	24°38′N 110°37′E / 24.64°N 110.61°E / 24.64; 110.61
Length	164 km (102 mi)
Discharge
• location	Guilin
• average	215 m/s (7,600 cu ft/s)

Li River
"Li River" in Simplified Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese	灕江
Simplified Chinese	漓江
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lí Jiāng IPA

The Li River or Li Jiang (Chinese: 漓江; pinyin: Lí Jiāng) is the name for the upper reaches of the Gui River in northwestern Guangxi, China. It is part of the Xijiang River system in the Pearl River basin, flowing 164 kilometres (102 mi) from Xing'an County to Pingle County.

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Geology

The Li and its tributaries drain the area from Guilin to Yangshuo, descending from 141-metre (463 ft) at Guilin to 103-metre (338 ft) at Yangshuo. Mean flow past Guilin is 215 cubic meters per second, and alluvium sediments consisting of well-sorted gravels covered by silty sand, forming floodplains and terraces along its route. Yet, it is the 2,600-metre (8,500 ft) of Devonian and Carboniferous limestones and karst terrain within the Guilin basin, that gives the area a dramatic landscape. Two distinctive types of karst are found, Fengcong, and Fenglin, which have evolved for the past 10-20 million years, within the Cenozoic.

Fengcong karst dominates the course of the Li River and is defined as a group of limestone hills with a common limestone base, with deep depressions (or dolines) between the peaks, and sometimes described as peak cluster depression karst. Hundreds of caves are present in this terrain, with 23 having passages longer than -1 km alongside the Li River gorge. The longest is the Guanyan Cave System which extends from Caoping to Nanxu.

Fenglin dominates the area around Yangshuo and south of Guilin and is defined as isolated limestone hills separated by a flat limestone surface generally covered by loose sediments, and sometimes described as a peak forest plain. The best-known fenglin is the tower karst around Yangshuo. These towers consist of strong and massive limestone forming near vertical sides with base diameters less than 1.5 times their height. The heights of the towers range from 30 to 80 m in the central basin but can be as high as 300 m near the Fengcong. Fenglin evolves from Fengcong by slow and continuous tectonic uplift, associated with the Himalayan orogenic zone, and even slower erosion of the towers.

Famous show caves in the Guilin area include the Qixing Dong and the Luti Dong.

Notable features

1. Reed Flute Cave: a limestone cave with a large number of stalactites, stalagmites, stalacto-stalagmites, rocky curtains, and cave corals.
2. Seven-Star Park: the largest park in Guilin.
3. Mountain of Splendid Hues: a mountain consisting of many layers of variously colored rocks.
4. Elephant-Trunk Hill: a hill that looks like a giant elephant drinking water with its trunk. It is a symbol of the city of Guilin.
5. Lingqu Canal: dug in 214 BC, is one of ancient China's three big water conservation projects and the oldest existing canal in the world.
6. 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 in the fifth series of the 20 yuan note.

Gallery

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• This is the view from the banks of the Li River, as pictured on the 20 Yuan note. Just on the outskirts of Xingping Town.
• Locals playing in the Guilin section of the Li River in Guanxi Province, China.
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• The town of Yangshuo

See also

• Geography of China
• List of rivers in China

References

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• Geographic data related to Li River at OpenStreetMap

v t e Major rivers of China
Yangtze system	Tuotuo Dangqu Chumar Tongtian Jinsha Yalong Baishui Min Dadu Qingyi (Sichuan) Tuo Qi (Chongqing) Jialing Bailong Fu (Sichuan) Qu Wu Qingshui Hanshui Muma Chi Du Bao Qing Chishui Xiang Xiao Lei Qi (Hunan) Mi Zi Yuan Lishui Miluo Gan Fu (Jiangxi) Xin Qingyi (Anhui) Qinhuai Xitiao Huangpu Suzhou Creek
Yellow system	Kariqu Yuegu Zonglie Daxia Tao Huangshui Datong Wuding Fen Wei Jing Luo (Shaanxi) Luo (Henan) Qin Muwen Dawen
Pearl system	North East West Yujiang Yong Xun Qian Hongshui Nanpan Beipan Rong Li (Guangxi) Gui Liu
Heilongjiang system	Songhua 2nd Songhua Nen Mudan Ussuri Argun Kherlen Woken Huifa
Huai system	Guo Ying Shiguan Quan Hui Hong
Hai system	Chaobai Yongding Hutuo Ziya Daqing Wenyu Juma Sanggan Fuyang Wei Ju Jiyunhe
Liao system	Hun Taizi Xar Moron Xinkai Western Liao Eastern Liao
Other major rivers	Tarim Ejin Karatash Ili Shule Dang Tumen Yalu Luan Red Minjiang Longjiang Lancang Beilun Nujiang Lion Spring Elephant Spring Yarlung Tsangpo Nyang Subansiri Irtysh Suifen Qiantang Puyang Jiao (Shandong) Dai Si Shu Cao'e Jiao (Zhejiang) Ou Mulan Jin (Fujian) Han (Guangdong) Mei Ting Nandu Wanquan Taping Xiaoqing
Major canals	Grand Canal Lingqu North Jiangsu Main Irrigation Canal Eastern Zhejiang Canal Red Flag Zhengguo

24°37′48″N 110°38′24″E / 24.6301°N 110.64°E / 24.6301; 110.64

• Rivers of Guangxi
• Tributaries of the Pearl River (China)
• Tourist attractions in Guangxi
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