Xiang River

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geographical feature river

The Xiang River is a major waterway in southern China that flows through Hunan province and has historically been an important route for transport, culture, and military campaigns.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Xiang River system	2
Xiangjiang River	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ river ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Xiangjiang NERFINISHED ⓘ
basinCountry	China ⓘ
belongsTo	South China river systems ⓘ
confluenceWith	Yangtze River via Dongting Lake ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
crossedBy	multiple railway bridges ⓘ multiple road bridges ⓘ
culturalRole	associated with Xiang River goddesses in Chinese mythology ⓘ inspiration in Chinese poetry ⓘ
drainageBasin	Dongting Lake basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicImportance	supports agriculture in Hunan ⓘ supports industry in Changsha region ⓘ
environmentalIssue	subject to water pollution concerns ⓘ
flowsDirection	generally from south to north ⓘ
flowsThrough	Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	important route for cultural exchange ⓘ important route for military campaigns ⓘ important transport route in southern China ⓘ
languageOfName	Chinese ⓘ
length	approximately 532 miles ⓘ approximately 856 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	Hunan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorTributaryOf	Yangtze River NERFINISHED ⓘ
mouthLocation	Dongting Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ near Yueyang ⓘ
nameWrittenInChinese	湘江 NERFINISHED ⓘ
navigation	navigable in many sections ⓘ
partOf	Four Great Rivers of Hunan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yangtze River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
passesThrough	Changsha NERFINISHED ⓘ Hengyang NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiangtan NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhuzhou NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Hunan NERFINISHED ⓘ
sourceLocation	Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Haiyang Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
tributary	Lei River NERFINISHED ⓘ Lian River NERFINISHED ⓘ Mi River NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiao River NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	fishing ⓘ inland water transport ⓘ irrigation ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Xiang River → location → Xiang River ⓘ

Xiang → namedAfter → Xiang River ⓘ

Xiang → hasMajorRiver → Xiang River ⓘ

subject surface form: Hunan Province

Lake Dongting → inflow → Xiang River ⓘ

Mount Heng (Hengshan, Hunan) → locatedNear → Xiang River ⓘ

Zhuzhou → locatedOnRiver → Xiang River ⓘ

Hengyang → locatedOnRiver → Xiang River ⓘ

Wangcheng County → borders → Xiang River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Xiangjiang River

Yuelu Mountain → hasViewOf → Xiang River ⓘ

Yongzhou → locatedAtConfluenceOf → Xiang River ⓘ

Yongzhou → hasRiver → Xiang River ⓘ

Yongzhou → hasNotableRiver → Xiang River ⓘ

Yongzhou → isOnWatercourse → Xiang River ⓘ

Yuelu District → locatedOnBankOf → Xiang River ⓘ

Tianxin District → locatedOnRiver → Xiang River ⓘ

Orange Isle → locatedIn → Xiang River ⓘ

Orange Isle → hasViewOf → Xiang River ⓘ

Hunan University → locatedOn → Xiang River ⓘ

Kaifu District → locatedOnRiver → Xiang River ⓘ

Xiao River → tributaryOf → Xiang River ⓘ

Xiao River → mouthLocation → Xiang River ⓘ

Lei River → tributaryOf → Xiang River ⓘ

Lian River → tributaryOf → Xiang River ⓘ

Lian River → hasMouthIn → Xiang River ⓘ

Lian River → watercourseSystem → Xiang River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Xiang River system

Lian River → isPartOfHydrologicalNetwork → Xiang River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Xiang River system

Dongting Lake Plain → drainedBy → Xiang River ⓘ

Xiangshui River → tributaryOf → Xiang River ⓘ

middle and lower Yangtze Plain → majorRiver → Xiang River ⓘ

Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan city cluster → hasRiver → Xiang River ⓘ