Luo River, also known by its
Chinese
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* Something related to China
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name as the is a tributary of the
Wei River
The Wei River () is a major river
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. It flows through the
Loess Plateau
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In geology
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and has a length of about .
History
The area between the Luo and the
Yellow River
The Yellow River (Chinese: , Jin: uə xɔ Mandarin
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** by extension, any senior government bureaucrat
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was known in
ancient China
The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty
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as Hexi (, "
andsWest of the River"). Its ownership was notably contested between
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* Qin (state) (秦), a major state during the Zhou Dynasty of ancient China
* Qin dynasty (秦), founded by the Qin state in 221 BC and ended in 206 BC
* Daqin (大秦), ancient Chinese name for the Roman Empi ...
and
Wei.
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Rivers of Shaanxi