Huai River

E18501

geographical feature river

The Huai River is a major river in eastern China that historically served as a key geographical and cultural boundary between northern and southern China.

Aliases (5)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature → river →
associatedWithCanal	Grand Canal of China →
basinCountry	China →
climateBoundaryFor	humid subtropical climate zone → temperate climate zone →
country	China →
culturalRole	cultural boundary between northern and southern China →
drainageBasinAreaApproxSqKm	270000 →
drainageDirection	eastward →
flowsThrough	Anhui Province → Henan Province → Jiangsu Province → Shandong Province →
hasAlluvialPlain	Huai River Plain →
hasFloodControlProjects	yes →
hasMajorDam	Bengbu Hub →
hasMajorReservoir	Foziling Reservoir → Meishan Reservoir →
historicalImportance	agricultural development in eastern China →
historicallyEmptiedInto	Yangtze River → Yellow Sea →
historicalRole	boundary between northern and southern China →
knownFor	frequent historical flooding →
languageBoundaryFor	Mandarin dialect regions → Wu dialect regions →
lengthApproxKm	1000 → 1078 →
locatedIn	eastern China →
locatedOnContinent	Asia →
majorCityOnRiver	Bengbu → Fuyang → Huainan →
mouthLocatedIn	Jiangsu Province → Yellow Sea →
nameInChinese	淮河 →
partOf	Huai River Basin →
region	East China → North China Plain →
relatedTo	Qinling–Huai River Line →
romanization	Huái Hé →
separates	North China → South China →
sourceRegion	Anhui Province → Henan Province →
transportRole	inland water transport corridor →
tributaryOf	Yangtze River →
usedAsBoundaryFor	heating policy line in China →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eastern China →	contains
North China Plain →	drainedBy
Jiangsu ("Huai River basin") →	hasHistoricalRegion
Jiangsu →	hasRiver
Huai River ("淮河") →	nameInChinese
Dabie Mountains →	nearbyMajorRiver
Huai River ("Huai River Basin") →	partOf
East China Sea →	receivesRiver
Yellow Sea →	receivesWaterFrom
Huai River ("Qinling–Huai River Line") →	relatedTo
Huai River ("Huái Hé") →	romanization
Dabie Mountains ("Huai River basin") →	separates
Anhui →	traversedByRiver