Luan River
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River, Hebei province, northeastern China. It rises in eastern Inner Mongolia and flows north, then curves to the southeast. It passes through the Great Wall and divides into a number of smaller rivers, discharging into the Bo Hai (Gulf of Chihli) after a course of 545 mi (877 km). The river is navigable below Chengde.
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The Luan River (Chinese: 滦河; pinyin: Luánhé, formerly known as Lei Shui, or Ru Shui) is a river in China. It flows northwards from its source in the province of Hebei into the province of Inner Mongolia, and then flows southeast back into Hebei to its mouth on the Bohai Sea. Its length is about 600 km. One subsidiary of the Luan River is the Yixun He, which runs through Hebei.
The largest city on the course of the river is Chengde.
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