The Zhang River is a tributary of the

Wei River The Wei River () is a major river in west-central China's Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. It is the largest tributary of the Yellow River and very important in the early development of Chinese civilization. The source of the Wei River is close to ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. The river commences at the confluence of the rivers Qingzhang (or Clear Zhang, 清漳河) and Zhuozhang (or Turbid Zhang, 浊漳河), where between She county of Hebei and Linzhou of Henan, then joins the Wei River in

Guantao county Guantao County () is a county of southern Hebei province, China, bordering Shandong's Guan County and Linqing to the east across the Wei Canal (). It is under the administration of Handan City, and has a population of 320,000 residing in an area ...

, Hebei. A

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...

on the Zhang River diverts water into the

Red Flag Canal The Red Flag Canal () is an irrigation canal located northwest of Anyang in the northern extremity of Henan, China. Geographic location The canal begins close to the border of Henan and Shanxi. It diverts water from the Zhang River (). Th ...

History

A bend in the Zhang was fortified in antiquity as the Zhao stronghold of

Handan Handan is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Hebei province, China. The southernmost prefecture-level city of the province, it borders Xingtai on the north, and the provinces of Shanxi on the west, Henan on the south and Shando ...

. The rebels' failure to secure it quickly enough was instrumental in

Liu Bang Emperor Gaozu of Han (256 – 1 June 195 BC), born Liu Bang () with courtesy name Ji (季), was the founder and first emperor of the Han dynasty, reigning in 202–195 BC. His temple name was "Taizu" while his posthumous name was Emper ...

's swift suppression of Chen Xi's revolt in 197 and 196BC.

References

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