Liyue

Overview

Culture

History

Liyue
City of Contracts

Emblem
In Game

World

Teyvat

Archon Quest

Chapter I

Associated Element

Info
Other Languages

Demonym	Adjectival
Liyue people^[1] People of Liyue^[2]	Liyue^[3]

Chinese Name

璃月 Líyuè

Japanese Name

璃月リーユエ Riiyue

Korean Name

리월 Riwol

璃리月월 Riwol

音讀 (음독, eumdok)
→ 璃 (리, ri)
→ 月 (월, wol)

A bountiful harbor that lies in the east of Teyvat. Mountains stand tall and proud alongside the stone forest, that, together with the open plains and lively rivers, make up Liyue's bountiful landscape, which shows its unique beauty through each of the four seasons. Just how many gifts from the Geo God lie in wait amongst the rocks of Liyue's mountains?

Liyue (/ˈliːjʉ̯ɛ/, /ˈliːɥɛ/) (Chinese: 璃月 Líyuè) is one of the seven nations in Teyvat. It is the city-state that worships Morax, the Geo Archon.

Access into Liyue is unlocked after completing the Archon Quest Prologue: Act I - The Outlander Who Caught the Wind.

Archon Quest Chapter I takes place in this nation.

"The God of Contracts, senselessly slaughtered as his people watched on in horror. In the end, he will sign the contract to end all contracts."
Dainsleif, Teyvat Chapter Storyline Preview: Travail^[4]

Areas

Subareas

Name	Description	Picture
Liyue Harbor	The establishment of the harbor kicked off Liyue's seafaring trade. As Teyvat's largest market harbor, the sheer amount of goods that flow to and from it is simply incomparable for other ports. Every year during the Lantern Rite you can see thousands of lanterns ascend into the night sky — a Liyue event that you can't afford to miss.
Mt. Tianheng	The pride of the mountain range that shelters Liyue Harbor from the west, acting as a natural shield against any enemies that may come that way. There are uncountable records of wars both big and small whereby enemies have been blocked by this barrier. As such you can still see ancient ruins of city walls, forts, and defensive structures. Liyue's earliest mining operations are also believed to have started in this area.
Dihua Marsh	A wetland area north of Liyue, gets its name from the silvergrass ("dihua" in the local language) that grows in the shallows of the marsh. The scrambling web of rivers has grown into a flourishing and widespread ecosystem full of flora and fauna — an awe-inspiring sight for travelers to the area. The area also acts as the road from Mondstadt to Liyue, and as such many merchant caravans choose to stop here to rest. Wangshu Inn stands within the area, a symbolic structure from all directions.
Wangshu Inn	A landmark within Dihua Marsh, built upon a massive stone pillar. As most of the patrons that stop here are traveling merchants, the inn provides an area for them to trade and set up stalls. The view from the top of the inn is jaw-dropping — weather permitting you can see all the way to Mt. Qingce and Jueyunjian in the distance. Legend amongst the stalls says that the tower of the inn hides a mysterious secret, but that's as far as the legend goes, as no-one has ever been able to verify the claims.
Qingce Village	At the northernmost point of Liyue, hidden between the hills and the bamboo forests sits Qingce Village. White rolling clouds that sit in the valleys between the mountains are embellished with row upon row of crescent-moon water paddies. When the wind blows, the ripples in the water give off an array of colors.
Jueyun Karst	Dizzying peaks that sit shrouded in mist and clouds in the northwest of Liyue. The area hides many stunning views, but owing to tracks found on the complex paths leading up the peaks, a legend has formed that the hidden home of the Adepti lies somewhere in the area. Though another factor may simply be the hopes of those that seek blessings from the Adepti. Given the dangers within, the area is not suitable for outsiders. Best viewed from afar at Wangshu Inn.

Characters

Playable Characters

13 Characters match the category selection:

Name	Element	Weapon	Sex	Nation
Beidou	Electro	Claymore	Female	Liyue
Chongyun	Cryo	Claymore	Male	Liyue
Ganyu	Cryo	Bow	Female	Liyue
Hu Tao	Pyro	Polearm	Female	Liyue
Keqing	Electro	Sword	Female	Liyue
Ningguang	Geo	Catalyst	Female	Liyue
Qiqi	Cryo	Sword	Female	Liyue
Xiangling	Pyro	Polearm	Female	Liyue
Xiao	Anemo	Polearm	Male	Liyue
Xingqiu	Hydro	Sword	Male	Liyue
Xinyan	Pyro	Claymore	Female	Liyue
Yanfei	Pyro	Catalyst	Female	Liyue
Zhongli	Geo	Polearm	Male	Liyue

Upcoming Characters

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Mentioned Characters

3 Characters match the category selection:

Name	Element	Sex	Nation
Baizhu	Dendro	Male	Liyue
Yaoyao		Female	Liyue
Yunjin		Female	Liyue

Trivia

Liyue is the most prosperous of the seven nations.
In the trailer Teyvat Chapter Storyline Preview: Travail,^[4] under the title of the quest Farewell, Archaic Lord, there is a line written in Teyvat's Latin script. It reads "Ruat caelum fiat pactum," which roughly means "Let the contract be made, though the heavens fall," and is modified from the phrase fiat justitia ruat caelum.

Etymology

Liyue (璃月 Líyuè) literally means "Glazed Moon" in Chinese. In addition, miHoYo has also offered "Jade Moon" as a viable translation, using the radical of 玉 (jade) in Liyue's Li 璃.

Liyue's Li (璃) can be decomposed into 王 wáng, "king" and 离 lí, "departure", which is the same li found in Zhongli's name in Simplified Chinese. The yue (月) in Liyue can also mean "month," therefore, Liyue's name could possibly have a secondary meaning: "The Month of the King's Departure," which bears striking similarity to a possible interpretation of Zhongli's name ("time of departure").
璃月 Líyuè is a near homophone of 礼乐 lǐyuè, "rites and music", a word that represents the Confucian aspect of the traditional Chinese philosophy and culture.^[5] Lǐ (rite/courtesy) is a visible practice to maintain the order of both a human society and the universe, since the orders of human, terrestrial, and celestial realms are considered to be connected in the Chinese philosophy. Yuè (music) symbolizes the cultural harmony of a society.^[5]
璃月 Líyuè is also a near homophone of "establishing a contract" (Chinese: 立约 lìyuē).
In-game lore defines the country Liyue (Chinese: 璃月 Líyuè) to be established in Guili Plain before the Archon Wars while the Morax's mortal name "Zhongli" was chosen after the Seven. Thus the in-game etymology of "Liyue" leads to deeper lore.
- In Xiao's Story "Ode to Windborne Wraith", the book "Tour of the Land of Liyue" (Chinese: 琉璃岩间国土纪行 lit. "Tour of the Land among the Rock of Glaze") written by Sumeru Academia was renamed as "Hidden Diamond and Cloudy Moon: Wonders and Folklores of Liyue" (Chinese: 匣中琉璃云间月 lit. "Glaze in the Box, Moon among the Clouds") in Liyue. 琉璃 "glaze" and 月 "moon" are the two main elements in the etymology of Liyue.
  - Qingzhou translates the phrase 匣中琉璃云间月 lit. "Glaze in the Box, Moon among the Clouds" as "As man hides Li in a box, so nature hides Yue between the clouds," and explains that "Li" is a "precious ceramic ornament" and "Yue" refers to the moon.
- Deeper lore connects to the sword Lion's Roar (Chinese: 匣里龙吟 "Dragon's Roar in the Box"). Lion's Roar is inspired by a famous poem (Chinese: 古剑篇 "Tale of the Ancient Sword"),^[6] which describes the casting of an ancient sword which "like a white lotus spit out from a glazed jade box, the golden ring on the hilt of the sword is dyed with the brilliance of the sun and the moon" (Chinese: 琉璃玉匣吐莲花，错镂金环映明月). This is the most likely in-game etymology of "Liyue."

Cultural references

Liyue is inspired by China.
Liyue Harbor is said to be an economical center, similar to many port cities in China.
Morax, the founder of Liyue, in fact has quoted some proverbs from the Analects of Confucius in an official blog post.^[7]
Divine Body from Guyun says a variety of different ideals were born and died during the Archon War, where Liyue survived the war. It may be a reference to the Hundred Schools of Thought during the Warring States period of Ancient China, where the Confucian philosophy of "Liyue" (Rites and Music) survived the war in academia.