River plans for 'golden waterway'

Liujiang River embraces the city of Liuzhou in a U-turn shape and the city's port is the largest on the upper reach of the river.

The port and the river, which can accommodate ships of up to 500 tons, have been the main way for people in the city to reach Wuzhou, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macao for more than 1,000 years.

The approval of the Xijiang River economic belt by the State Council gave the go-ahead for the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region to dredge and construct five main river channels.