Xiang River basin

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The Xiang River basin is a major river system in southern China that drains much of Hunan Province and has long been a vital corridor for agriculture, transport, and regional culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
river basin
climate humid subtropical climate
containsCity Changsha
Chenzhou
Hengyang
Xiangtan
Yongzhou
Zhuzhou
country China
culturalRegion Xiang culture
culturalRole cradle of Hunan culture
drainedBy Xiang River basin self-linksurface differs
surface form: Xiang River
economicRole industrial corridor
transport corridor
environmentalIssue flood risk
heavy metal contamination
industrial wastewater discharge
water pollution
flowsThroughRegion Xiang River basin self-linksurface differs
surface form: Xiangjiang River Valley
hasFloodControlInfrastructure levees
reservoirs
hasMajorTributary Lian River
surface form: Chongling River

Lei River
Lian River
Mi River
Xiangshui River
Xiao River
hasMouthNear Lake Dongting
surface form: Dongting Lake
historicallyUsedFor grain transport
inland shipping
timber transport
historicalRegion Xiang River basin self-linksurface differs
surface form: Xiangjiang River basin
languageRegion Xiang Chinese
locatedIn Hunan Province
southern China
majorRiverSystemOf Hunan Province
managedBy Hunan provincial government
surface form: Hunan provincial authorities
partOf South China river systems
Yangtze River
surface form: Yangtze River basin
primaryUse agriculture
freshwater supply
hydropower generation
inland navigation
subjectTo monsoon rainfall
supportsCrop aquaculture
cotton
rapeseed
rice
tributaryTo Yangtze River

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Shaoshan, Hunan, Qing Empire partOf Xiang River basin
Hunan Province traversedByRiver Xiang River basin
this entity surface form: Xiang River
Changsha locatedOnRiver Xiang River basin
this entity surface form: Xiang River
Changsha river Xiang River basin
this entity surface form: Xiang River
Shaoshan locatedIn Xiang River basin
this entity surface form: Xiangjiang River basin
Xiang Chinese geographicCore Xiang River basin
Xiang Chinese namedAfter Xiang River basin
this entity surface form: Xiang River
Xiang River basin drainedBy Xiang River basin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Xiang River
Xiang River basin flowsThroughRegion Xiang River basin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Xiangjiang River Valley
Xiang River basin historicalRegion Xiang River basin self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Xiangjiang River basin
middle reaches of the Yangtze River hasTributary Xiang River basin
this entity surface form: Xiang River
Xiangtan locatedOn Xiang River basin
this entity surface form: Xiang River
Xiangtan majorRiver Xiang River basin
this entity surface form: Xiang River
Xiangtan historicalRegion Xiang River basin
Hunan cuisine (Xiang cuisine) historicalCenter Xiang River basin
subject surface form: Hunan cuisine
Hengyang riverSystem Xiang River basin
Wangcheng County locatedInRiverBasin Xiang River basin
Yongzhou partOf Xiang River basin
Furong District locatedInRiverBasin Xiang River basin
Loudi locatedOn Xiang River basin
Xiao River riverSystem Xiang River basin
this entity surface form: Xiang River system
Xiao River belongsTo Xiang River basin
this entity surface form: Xiang River watershed
Lei River partOf Xiang River basin
this entity surface form: Xiang River system
Lei River riverSystem Xiang River basin
this entity surface form: Xiang River system
Lei River drainageBasin Xiang River basin
Lian River partOf Xiang River basin
this entity surface form: Xiang River system
Shaoshan City region Xiang River basin
Xiangshui River partOf Xiang River basin
this entity surface form: Xiang River system