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Wei River
Sign in to saveriver in west-central China's Gansu and Shaanxi provinces
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- Wei River (Yellow River tributary)
- described by source
- Gujin Tushu Jicheng
- watershed area
- 135000
- mouth of the watercourse
- Yellow River
- native label
- 渭河
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Encyclopedic overview
The drainage basin of the modern Wei.
The Wei River (Chinese: 渭河; pinyin: Wèi Hé; Wade–Giles: Wei Ho) is a major river in west-central China's Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. It is the largest tributary of the Yellow River and very important in the early development of Chinese civilization. In ancient times, such as in the Records of the Grand Historian, the river was called Wei Shui (渭水; Wèishuǐ; 'Wei water').
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wei River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.