Geography and Culture of Weihe River Basin

The river runs through Gansu, Ningxia and Shaanxi provinces.

Starting from the dripping mountain spring of Weiyuan Bird Tree Mountain.

Don't refuse to flow all the way, gradually swing.

Winding out of the gully region of the Loess Plateau.

Then go deep into the Qinling Mountains.

When we get to Baoji, it breaks out and slows down.

Walking slowly under the Qinling Mountains and the Loess Plateau.

Together with many tributaries such as Jinghe River and Luohe River.

Alluvial out of the rich Guanzhong Plain.

Finally, it flows into the Yellow River at the junction of Qin, Jin and Henan provinces.

▲? There are 72 valleys at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains. Many rivers flowing from these valleys carry a lot of sediment, forming a piedmont diluvial fan skirt at the northern foot of Qinling Mountains.

The lower part of the alluvial fan skirt has gentle slope, low terrain and shallow groundwater, which can be used for irrigation, forming an important paddy field in Guanzhong area, on both sides of the river and on the floodplain.

(Photography/Wang Jing)

Weihe river basin

The Weihe river basin in the south also spans.

Hanjiang river basin, a tributary of the Yangtze River, and Qinba mountain area in the upper reaches of Jialing River.

Hanguguan starts from the Weihe River Basin in the east and connects with the Central Plains along the Yellow River.

South Vietnam Qinling goes directly to Jianghan Plain along Hanshui River or Danjiang River.

The upper reaches of Jinghe River and Luohe River in the north can reach Mobei.

It is adjacent to Gansu and Qinghai in the west.

China's geodetic origin

Jingyang County, also located in the Weihe River Basin.

It is located in central China.

This land borders on the east and west, spanning the north and south.

The strategic position is very important.

in history

Not only the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties.

Choose Shaanxi Guanzhong as the capital.

Shaanxi has become the capital and the national political, economic and transportation center.

Even after the Song Dynasty, Kyoto moved eastward.

Shaanxi's strategic position is still highly valued.

Not only stationed heavily, but also sent royal family or effective soldiers to guard.

Although Beijing was the capital of Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties,

But I still attach great importance to Shaanxi's defense.

In the Ming Dynasty, Gu Zuyu wrote in the Minutes of Reading Historical Records:

"Mountains are the back of the world, and so are the leaders of the capital."

It fully explains its important geographical role of connecting the east with the west.

▲ Sanmenxia, located at the junction of Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan provinces, photography/Hu Yuanjia

Important geographical location

Weihe river basin has been an important traffic channel since ancient times.

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Shipping on the Weihe River has started.

647 BC

There was a drought in the state of Jin, and he asked Qin for help.

The State of Qin supported the State of Jin with a large amount of grain.

The waterway route goes down the Weihe River.

Go up the Yellow River and Fenhe River until the capital of the State of Jin is crimson.

The year after the Qin Dynasty unified the six countries.

Qin Shihuang ordered

Buildings centered on Xianyang,

Nine lanes leading to all parts of the country

This is the earliest "national highway" in the history of China.

Chang 'an is the capital of Han and Tang Dynasties.

Every year, a large amount of grain needs to be transported to Chang 'an through Weihe River.

Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-25AD)

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions.

Starting with opening up the capital Chang 'an (now Xi 'an).

Passing through Gansu and Xinjiang

To Central Asia and West Asia.

And connect the land passages of Mediterranean countries.

This is the famous "Silk Road"

▲ Both the Silk Road and Xuanzang Road pass through the Weihe River Basin, leaving a large number of cultural relics representing different cultures.

(photography/yellow)

Modern Times

With the completion of the Longhai-Lan Xin railway.

Especially the connection between Longhai-Lanxin line and European railway.

Land transportation connecting Lianyungang and Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Become a new Eurasian continental bridge

These famous passages connect east and west through the Weihe River Basin.

Yes, China, East, West, North and South.

And the economic and cultural exchanges between China and other parts of Europe and Asia.

It has played an indelible and important role in promoting.

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