Buliu River

Buliu River
Location
Country	China
Physical characteristics
Source	Yuli River
2nd source	Anxiang River
Source confluence
• location	Lingyun County, Guangxi, China
• coordinates	24°30′17.5″N 106°37′15.9″E
Mouth	Hongshui River
• location	Tian'e County, Guangxi, China
• coordinates	25°01′55.2″N 107°02′19.9″E
Length	183 km (114 mi)
Basin size	2,775 km2 (1,071 sq mi)

Buliu River (Chinese: 布柳河; pinyin: bùliǔhé) 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 (仙人桥; 'Fairy 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.

References

• "Guangxi Attractions". Archived from the original on 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-11-03.