Ming River

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
Chinese
Literal meaningMing River
Former name
Chinese
Literal meaningMing River
Other names
Qin River
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Qianbu River
Chinese千步
Nanyi River
Chinese南易

History

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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