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Quây Sơn River

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Quây Sơn or Guichun River - the Vietnamese side photographed from the Chinese side in the foreground.
Quây Sơn River

The Quây Sơn River (Vietnamese: Sông Quây Sơn, Sông Quế Sơn; chữ Nôm: 滝𡇸山, 滝桂山)[1] or as the Guichun River as it is known in China, (Chinese: 归春河, Pinyin: ) is a river that passes through Cao Bằng Province, Vietnam and Guangxi province, China.[2] The river originates in China in Jingxi County in the Chongshan Mountain Range (Chinese:崇山峻岭, Pinyin: Chóngshān jùnlǐng).[3]

For part of its length it runs along the Chinese–Vietnamese border, including the scenic Bản Giốc–Detian Falls.

References

  1. ^ "Cần có phim ngắn về "Sự thật cắm mốc Thác Bản Giốc"".
  2. ^ Vietnam Administrative Atlas, NXB Bản Đồ, 2004
  3. ^ 杨容义 广西: 美丽神奇的地方 广西壮族自治区人民政府新闻办公室 2006 Page 180 "德天瀑布的源头是归春河,归春河是左江的支流。从硕龙到德天瀑布,归春河十里蜿蜒相伴,在这里中越两国以河为界。归春河起源于广西靖西县的崇山峻岭,流向越南,在越南转了个弯,又回到大新县。