| Ming River |
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| Chinese | 洺河 |
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| Literal meaning | Ming River |
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| Transcriptions |
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| Standard Mandarin |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Mínghé |
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| Wade–Giles | Ming Ho |
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| Former name |
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| Chinese | 洺水 |
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| Literal meaning | Ming River |
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| Transcriptions |
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| Standard Mandarin |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Míngshuǐ |
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| Wade–Giles | Ming Shui |
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| Other names |
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| Qin River |
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| Traditional Chinese | 寢水 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 寝水 |
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| Transcriptions |
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| Standard Mandarin |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Qǐnshuǐ |
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| Wade–Giles | Ch‘in Shui |
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| Qianbu River |
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| Chinese | 千步水 |
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| Transcriptions |
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| Standard Mandarin |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Qiānbùshuǐ |
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| Wade–Giles | Ch‘ien Pu Shui |
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| Nanyi River |
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| Chinese | 南易水 |
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The Ming River, also formerly known as the Qin, Qianbu, and Nanyi River, is a tributary of the Ziya River in Hebei, China.
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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