Luo River (Shaanxi)
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Luo River is a tributary of the Wei River
. It flows through the Loess Plateau
and has a length of about 680 km. The area between the Luo and the Yellow River was called 'Hexi' (literally 'west of the [Yellow] River') and was fought over by Qin (state)
and Wei (state)
.
Wei River
The Wei River 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....
. It flows through the Loess Plateau
Loess Plateau
The Loess Plateau , also known as the Huangtu Plateau, is a plateau that covers an area of some 640,000 km² in the upper and middle reaches of China's Yellow River. Loess is the name for the silty sediment that has been deposited by wind storms on the plateau over the ages...
and has a length of about 680 km. The area between the Luo and the Yellow River was called 'Hexi' (literally 'west of the [Yellow] River') and was fought over by Qin (state)
Qin (state)
The State of Qin was a Chinese feudal state that existed during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods of Chinese history...
and Wei (state)
Wei (state)
The State of Wei was a Zhou Dynasty vassal state during the Warring States Period of Chinese history. Its territory lay between the states of Qin and Qi and included parts of modern day Henan, Hebei, Shanxi and Shandong...
.
See also
- Luo River (Henan)Luo River (Henan)The Luo River is a tributary of the Yellow River in China. It rises in the southeast flank of Huashan in Shaanxi province and flows east into Henan province, where it eventually joins the Yellow River at the city of Gongyi...