Lijiang River is in Guilin, Guangxi. "Guilin's landscape is the best in the world, and Yangshuo's landscape is the best in the world" is the Lijiang River. The total length of Lijiang River 164 km. The riverbed along the river is mostly pebbles, with little sediment and clear water quality, and the banks are mostly karst landforms. The famous landscape of Guilin lies on the Lijiang River, which is rich in tourism resources.
In the traditional sense, the starting point of Lijiang River is Maoershan, Yuechengling, the source of Gui Jiang, and the modern hydrology is defined as Lingqukou, Rongjiang Town, Xing 'an, and the end point is Pingle Sanjiangkou. The upper reaches of Lijiang River are Darong River and the lower reaches are the traditional names of Gui Jiang. Lingqu Estuary is the dividing point between Darong River and Lijiang in Gui Jiang, while Lipu River and Gongcheng Estuary are the dividing points between Lijiang and Gui Jiang.
Lijiang River was once an important waterway connecting Lingnan and the Central Plains, and played an important role in national unity and economic and cultural exchanges. In the thirty-third year of Qin Shihuang (2 14 BC), Shilu, a state under Qin supervision, dug a canal in xing an to connect the Yangtze River and the Pearl River. From the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty to the 24th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1287), Tuohuan, the king of Zhennan, led his division to sign his toes and set up Yinjiangli County East. In the second year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1369), there were three inspection departments in Lijiang County: Qian Qiu Gorge, Baishitan and Lutiancheng. After 1930s, the shipping position and function of Lijiang River were gradually replaced by roads and railways.
According to statistics, before liberation, there were 7 weir dams 176 bamboo waterwheels176 in Lingchuan section of Lijiang River, which irrigated 4078 mu of farmland. Now it is replaced by water storage, water diversion and water lifting projects. Lijiang River is rich in sand storage and is a high-quality building material, especially the sand in Sanjie River.