Lian River (Qu River)

Lian River

Country People's Republic of China
Basin
Main source Northern Shiping County, Yunnan Province
River mouth Qu River, Shuangjiang, Eshan County, Yunnan Province
Physical characteristics
Length 49.6 km (30.8 mi)

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]

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 7-101-02920-5.


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