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Stream in Hebei, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ming River, also formerly known as the Qin, Qianbu, and Nanyi River, is a tributary of the Ziya River in Hebei, China.
Ming River | |||||||||
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Chinese | 洺河 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Ming River | ||||||||
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Former name | |||||||||
Chinese | 洺水 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Ming River | ||||||||
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Qin River | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 寢水 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 寝水 | ||||||||
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Qianbu River | |||||||||
Chinese | 千步水 | ||||||||
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Nanyi River | |||||||||
Chinese | 南易水 | ||||||||
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The river gave its name to Imperial China's Ming Prefecture and to its capital Mingzhou, now Guangfu. During the establishment of the Tang, Prince Li Shimin broke a dam across the Ming in order to destroy the rebel army under Liu Heita in AD 622.
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