Buliu River Explained

Buliu River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:China
Length:183km (114miles)
Source1:Yuli River
Source2:Anxiang River
Source Confluence Location:Lingyun County, Guangxi, China
Source Confluence Coordinates:24.5049°N 106.6211°W
Mouth:Hongshui River
Mouth Location:Tian'e County, Guangxi, China
Mouth Coordinates:25.032°N 107.0389°W
Basin Size:2775km2

Buliu River 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, 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.

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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