Wei He
E470293
Wei He is the Chinese name for the Wei River, a major tributary of the Yellow River that flows through the historical heartland of ancient Chinese civilization in Shaanxi province.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
tributary ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Guanzhong agricultural region ⓘ |
| basinSize | approximately 135000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 渭河 ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| drainageBasinCountry | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | temperate river ecosystem ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally west-to-east ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Chinese Loess Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guanzhong Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridgeType |
highway bridges
ⓘ
railway bridges ⓘ |
| hasFloodHistory | subject to seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear | Tongguan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPollutionIssues | industrial and agricultural pollution in lower reaches ⓘ |
| hasSourceIn | Gansu province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSourceNear | Weiyuan County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | heartland of ancient Chinese civilization ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
cradle of Zhou dynasty civilization
ⓘ
important to early Chinese states in Guanzhong region ⓘ |
| length | approximately 818 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gansu province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaanxi province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCityOnRiver |
Baoji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xi'an NERFINISHED ⓘ Xianyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Yellow River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Tianshui
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weinan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanization |
Wei He
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wei River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Yellow River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryType | left-bank tributary of the Yellow River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
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