The Lian River () or Lianzhuang River () is a
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
Qu River
Qu River () is a river of in China's Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality. It is a left tributary of the Jialing River, which in its turn is a left tributary of the Yangtze; it is thus part of the East China Sea basin. Its length is 720  ...
in
Yunnan province
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the C ...
,
southwestern China
Southwest China () is a region in the south of the People's Republic of China.
Geography
Southwest China is a rugged and mountainous region, transitioning between the Tibetan Plateau to the west and the Chinese coastal hills (东南丘陵) and ...
. The Lian rises in northern
Shiping County
Shiping County () is a county in the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the southern part of the Yunnan province, China. It is located about from Kunming, the provincial capital. The county has a population of approximately 280,000 an ...
and flows northwestward into the
Eshan Yi Autonomous County
Eshan Yi Autonomous County (; Yi: ) is located in Yuxi, in the central part of Yunnan Province, China.
Administrative divisions
Eshan Yi Autonomous County has 2 subdistricts, 3 towns and 3 townships.
;2 subdistricts
* Shuangjiang ()
* Xiaojie ...
. The river then turns northeast, passing
Shuangjiang Subdistrict (the county seat of Eshan County), and flows into
Qu River
Qu River () is a river of in China's Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality. It is a left tributary of the Jialing River, which in its turn is a left tributary of the Yangtze; it is thus part of the East China Sea basin. Its length is 720  ...
. Its total length is approximately .
Notes
Rivers of Yunnan
Geography of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture
Geography of Yuxi
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