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The Liao River is formed from the confluence of its two main tributaries, the Xiliao River from the west, and Dongliao River from the east. The western tributary resides entirely in Inner Mongolia, and is formed by the confluence of the Xar Moron River and the Laoha River at approximately 43° 25' N, 120° 45' E, before being reinforced by another tributary called the Xinkai River at its lower ...
e. The Liao Civilization or Liao River Civilization ( Chinese: 遼河文明 ), named after the Liao River, is an umbrella term for several ancient civilizations that originated in the Liao basin. It is thought to have first formed in 6,200 BC. This civilization was discovered when Ryuzo Torii, a Japanese archaeologist, discovered the Hongshan ...
The Liao dynasty (/ l j aʊ /; [3] Khitan: Mos Jælud; traditional Chinese: 遼朝; simplified Chinese: 辽朝; pinyin: Liáo cháo), [4] also known as the Khitan Empire (Khitan: Mos diau-d kitai huldʒi gur), [5] officially the Great Liao (Chinese: 大遼; pinyin: Dà Liáo), was an imperial dynasty of China that existed between 916 and 1125, ruled by the Yelü clan of the Khitan people.
Hun River (Liao River tributary) The Hun River (渾河, "the muddy river") is a river in Liaoning Province, China, and was formerly one of the largest tributaries of the Liao River. It was also formerly known as Shen River ( 瀋水 ). Running 415 km (258 mi) and draining a basin of 11,500 km 2 (4,400 sq mi), the Hun River has numerous ...
Lake Dongting and the Lishui, Yuan, Zi, Xiang and Miluo Rivers of Hunan. Wu River of Guizhou. Jialing River Basin of Chongqing, eastern Sichuan and southern Gansu. Min River of central Sichuan. Yalong River of western Sichuan and southern Qinghai. Yangtze River (Chang Jiang 长江; upper reach known as Jinsha Jiang 金沙江 and Tongtian River ...
Liaodong Peninsula. The Liaodong or Liaotung Peninsula ( simplified Chinese: 辽东半岛; traditional Chinese: 遼東半島; pinyin: Liáodōng Bàndǎo) is a peninsula in southern Liaoning province in Northeast China, and makes up the southwestern coastal half of the Liaodong region. It is located between the mouths of the Daliao River (the ...
Daliao River. Coordinates: 40°40′15″N 122°08′58″E. The Daliao River ( simplified Chinese: 大辽河; traditional Chinese: 大遼河; pinyin: Dàliáohé, "Great Liao River") is a major river system in eastern Liaoning province of Northeast China, and formerly the main distributary of the lower Liao River until 1958. The Daliao River ...
History of Liao. The History of Liao, or Liao Shi ( Liáo Shǐ ), is a Chinese historical book compiled officially by the Mongol -led Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), under the direction of the historian Toqto'a (Tuotuo), and finalized in 1344. [ 1] Based on Khitan's primary sources and other previous official Chinese records, it details the Khitan ...