Liu Jiang The Liu River at Liuzhou
Map of the Pearl River system
Country China Length 204 km (127 mi) Discharge • location Liuzhou • average 1,246 m3 /s (44,000 cu ft/s)[1]
The Liu River (Chinese : 柳江 , pinyin : Liǔ Jiāng , literally: Willow River ) is a tributary within the Pearl River system in Guangxi , China . It is formed by the confluence of the Rong and Long rivers in Fengshan . It flows south through Liuzhou and then the enters from the north. It meets the larger Hongshui He east of Laibin where it becomes known as the Qian Jiang .
Non-native piranha were reported to have been spotted in the river at Liuzhou.[2] However, only one has ever been found.
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Coordinates : 23°48′9″N 109°31′59″E / 23.80250°N 109.53306°E / 23.80250; 109.53306
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Dong
Heyuan
Huizhou
Dongguan
Guangzhou
merged into the Shiziyang
Xi
Gui →Li
Guilin
Wuzhou
merged into the Xi
Xun
Yong →Yu
Zuo
Chongzuo
Nanning
merged into the Yong→Yu
You
Baise
Nanning
merged into the Yong→Yu
Qian
Liu
Long Rong
Liuzhou
merged into the Liu
tributaries of Long & Rong
merged into the Qian
Hongshui
Beipan
Xuanwei
Liupanshui
merged into the Hongshui
Nanpan
Qujing
merged into the Hongshui
tributaries of Beipan & Nanpan
Heshan
Laibin
merged into the Qian
tributaries of Liu & Hongshui
Guiping
merged into the Xun
tributaries of Yong→Yu & Qian
Wuzhou
merged into the Xi
tributaries of Gui→Li & Xun
Wuzhou
Yunfu
Zhaoqing
Foshan
Heshan
Jiangmen
Pengjiang
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Zhuhai
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Guangzhou
Panyu
tributary of Bei
Nansha
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Lingdingyang
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Shenzhen
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