Wei He
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Wei He 渭河 Wei Shui 渭水 |
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 Map of the Wei River |
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| location | Gansu , Shaanxi ( PR China ) | |
| River system | Yellow River | |
| Drain over | Yellow River → Yellow Sea | |
| muzzle | in the Yellow River coordinates: 34 ° 36 ′ 42 " N , 110 ° 17 ′ 20" E 34 ° 36 ′ 42 " N , 110 ° 17 ′ 20" E
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| length | 818 km | |
| Catchment area | 107,000 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Jing He , Northern Luo He | |
| Big cities | Tianshui , Baoji , Xianyang , Weinan | |
The Wei He ( Chinese 渭河 , Pinyin Wèi Hé , W.-G. Wei Ho ) or Wei Shui ( 渭水 , Wèi Shuǐ ), alternatively also known as the Wei River , is the largest tributary of the Yellow River (Huáng Hé, 黃河 / 黄河 ).
The Wei He flows through the provinces of Gansu and Shaanxi . The old imperial city of Xi'an ( 西安 ) lies on its banks . The mausoleum of Han Yang Ling with two of the pyramids of China is located near the confluence of the Jing and the Wei .
Web links
- Chinese Archeology - English
- Article Wei He in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
