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Wei River

The Wei River (|p=Wèi Hé|w=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 ().

The total length of the Wei River is , covering a drainage area of . Some of the major tributaries include the Luo River, Jing River, Niutou River, [https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E6%B2%A3%E6%B2%B3_(%E6%B8%AD%E6%B2%B3) Feng River] and the Chishui River. In a direct line, it travels due east for before draining into the Yellow River at Tongguan County near the tri-provincial boundary between Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan provinces, with a series of major cities along its course including Tianshui, Baoji, Xianyang, Xi'an and Weinan. Provided by Wikipedia