Triple
T15183516
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lao Cai Province |
E362807
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCrossBorderCityPair |
P110142
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Lao Cai City–Hekou Town
Lao Cai City–Hekou Town is a Vietnam–China border city pair that serves as a key gateway for trade, transport, and cultural exchange between the two countries.
|
E1141228
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Lao Cai City–Hekou Town | Statement: [Lao Cai Province, hasCrossBorderCityPair, Lao Cai City–Hekou Town]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lao Cai City–Hekou Town Context triple: [Lao Cai Province, hasCrossBorderCityPair, Lao Cai City–Hekou Town]
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A.
Cao Bang City
Cao Bang City is a small provincial capital in northern Vietnam known as a gateway to historic revolutionary sites and scenic mountainous landscapes near the Chinese border.
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B.
Jinghong
Jinghong is a city in southern Yunnan, China, known as a major urban center in the Xishuangbanna region and an important stop along the Mekong (Lancang) River corridor.
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C.
Quang Ngai City
Quang Ngai City is an urban center in central Vietnam known as the political, economic, and cultural hub of Quang Ngai Province.
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D.
Kaili
Kaili is a county-level city in southeastern Guizhou, China, known as a cultural center of the Miao and Dong ethnic minorities and a gateway to surrounding minority villages.
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E.
Tongren
Tongren is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guizhou Province, China, known as the gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Fanjing Mountain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Lao Cai City–Hekou Town Triple: [Lao Cai Province, hasCrossBorderCityPair, Lao Cai City–Hekou Town]
Generated description
Lao Cai City–Hekou Town is a Vietnam–China border city pair that serves as a key gateway for trade, transport, and cultural exchange between the two countries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lao Cai City–Hekou Town Target entity description: Lao Cai City–Hekou Town is a Vietnam–China border city pair that serves as a key gateway for trade, transport, and cultural exchange between the two countries.
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A.
Cao Bang City
Cao Bang City is a small provincial capital in northern Vietnam known as a gateway to historic revolutionary sites and scenic mountainous landscapes near the Chinese border.
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B.
Jinghong
Jinghong is a city in southern Yunnan, China, known as a major urban center in the Xishuangbanna region and an important stop along the Mekong (Lancang) River corridor.
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C.
Quang Ngai City
Quang Ngai City is an urban center in central Vietnam known as the political, economic, and cultural hub of Quang Ngai Province.
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D.
Kaili
Kaili is a county-level city in southeastern Guizhou, China, known as a cultural center of the Miao and Dong ethnic minorities and a gateway to surrounding minority villages.
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E.
Tongren
Tongren is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guizhou Province, China, known as the gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Fanjing Mountain.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasCrossBorderCityPair Context triple: [Lao Cai Province, hasCrossBorderCityPair, Lao Cai City–Hekou Town]
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A.
isCrossBorder
Indicates that the relationship or action involves entities located in or spanning across different national or jurisdictional boundaries.
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B.
hasCrossBorderInteraction
Indicates that there is an interaction, activity, or relationship occurring between entities located in different countries or jurisdictions.
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C.
hasCrossBorderTrade
Indicates that there is trade or commercial exchange occurring between entities located in different countries or jurisdictions.
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D.
haveCrossBorderCorridor
chosen
Indicates that there exists a designated corridor or route enabling movement or interaction across a national or regional border between the related entities.
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E.
haveCrossBorderAgreements
Indicates that there exist formal agreements or arrangements between entities that operate across national or jurisdictional borders.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d85a09a39c81908759f23268e2d408 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e006663ad48190986b680001be0e9b |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fec893f1e08190a192b7b9b80484e8 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:39 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fec91a2d708190bcc67793c46b2a61 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:41 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69feca0d38088190910dbf4f2538a9d4 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:45 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69deb97bd8bc8190b2ad4888f97cf963 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 10:02 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:09 a.m.