Wei River

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The Wei River is a major river in north-central China that flows through the historical heartland of ancient Chinese civilization and serves as a key tributary in the Yellow River basin.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Wei River canonical 11
Wei River valley 3
Wei River basin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
tributary
alsoKnownAs Wei He
Weihe River
linked to: Wei River
basinCountry China
basinSize approximately 135000 square kilometers
approximately 52100 square miles
country China
drainageBasin Loess Plateau
flowsDirection generally eastward
flowsThrough Baoji
Xi'an metropolitan area
linked to: Guanzhong region

Xianyang
linked to: Xianyang, China
hasIssue seasonal flooding
sedimentation
water pollution
hasTributary Chan River
Feng River
Huangshui River
Jing River
Luo River
Qian River
linked to: Luo River
historicalSignificance core region of early Chinese civilization
heartland of the Zhou dynasty
important to Qin state development
supported capitals near Xi'an such as Chang'an
length approximately 508 miles
approximately 818 km
locatedIn Gansu Province
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Shaanxi Province
north-central China
majorCityOnRiver Baoji
Xi'an
linked to: X’ian, China

Xianyang
linked to: Xianyang, China
mouthLocation Yellow River
near Tongguan
partOf Yellow River basin
region Loess Plateau
riverSystem Yellow River system
linked to: Yellow River basin
sourceLocation Gansu Province
Weiyuan County
tributaryOf Yellow River
usedFor agriculture
hydropower
irrigation
navigation in some reaches
water supply

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

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

Yellow River hasTributary Wei River
Xi'an river Wei River
subject linked to: X’ian, China
Zhou dynasty territoryIncludes Wei River valley
linked to: Wei River
Yellow River basin hasTributaryBasin Wei River basin
linked to: Wei River
Wei River alsoKnownAs Weihe River
linked to: Wei River
Chang'an locatedNear Wei River
Xianyang locatedOn Wei River
subject linked to: Xianyang, China
Xianyang hasRiver Wei River
subject linked to: Xianyang, China
Baoji locatedOnRiver Wei River
Zhou state locatedIn Wei River valley
linked to: Wei River
Guanzhong region centeredOn Wei River valley
linked to: Wei River
Guanzhong region hasMajorRiver Wei River
State of Qin majorRiver Wei River
subject linked to: state of Qin
Weinan locatedOnRiver Wei River
Weinan hasRiver Wei River