Gui River
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The Gui River (nicknamed: the Rhein River of the East) is a tributary of the Xi River (also known as Hsi River and Hsi Chiang).
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[edit] Location
The Xi River is located in Yanqing County, a suburb of Northwest Beijing.
[edit] Tourist Attraction
The Gui River is a tourist attraction of Beijing. According to "Beijing This Month", a Beijing magazine, "A great deal of fun can be had floating down the Gui River in small boat on a hot summer day. The 30-li-long waterway snakes through 100 turns and bends. You can enjoy quiet and exquisite scenery on the banks and experience the excitement of rushing water. Four hundred floating boats can accommodate as many as 3,000 tourists at a time. Tourists can also enjoy picking fruit and/or vegetables nearby, visit a deer garden or reside in a farmer house."
[edit] History
The Gui River has been a tourist attraction for many years, and is said to be a favorite resort of Jin and Yuan Dynasty emperors.
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