Xiliao River
TheXiliaoorWest Liao River(simplified Chinese:Tây liêu hà;traditional Chinese:Tây liêu hà;pinyin:Xīliáo Hé) is a river inInner MongoliaandLiaoningprovince, innortheast China.Its source is theXilamulun Riverin Inner Mongolia. It is one of the headwaters of theLiao River.
The Xiliao or "Western Liao River", historically also known asHuang River(Hoàng thủy), is the largest tributary of the Liao River. The Xiliao runs 449 kilometres (279 mi), and drains a basin of 136,000 square kilometres (53,000 sq mi). The Xiliao River is formed by the confluence of the Laoha River (Lão cáp hà) flowing from the southwest, and theXar MoronRiver (Tây lạp mộc luân hà) flowing from the west. The entire course of the Xiliao runs eastward withinInner Mongolia.It is joined at the lower course by a large tributary, theXinkai River(Tân khai hà), which drains the southeast slopes of theKhingan Mountains.
The Xiliao is dry in its upper reaches except after thunderstorms, 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of the city ofShuangliao,before turning southeast to join the Dongliao River to form the Liao Riverpropernear the common border ofLiaoning,Jilinand Inner Mongolia.
Archaeology
[edit]VariousNeolithic cultureshave been identified in the Xiliao River region.Broomcorn milletandfoxtail milletwere the main cereal crops, while pigs and dogs were the main domesticated animals found at Neolithic archaeological sites.[1]
- Xiaohexi cultureTiểu hà tây văn hóa (9,000-8,500 BP)
- Xinglongwa cultureHưng long oa văn hóa (8,200-7,400 BP)
- Zhaobaogou cultureTriệu bảo câu văn hóa (7,500-6,500 BP)
- Fuhe culturePhú hà văn hóa (7,200-7,000 BP)
- Hongshan cultureHồng sơn văn hóa (6,500-5,000 BP)
- Xiaoheyan cultureTiểu hà duyên văn hóa (5,000-4,000 BP)
Bronze Age culturesof the Xiliao River region are:[1]
- Lower Xiajiadian cultureHạ gia điếm hạ tằng văn hóa (4,000-3,200 BP)
- Upper Xiajiadian cultureHạ gia điếm thượng tằng văn hóa (3,200-2,600 BP)
References
[edit]- ^abNing, Chao; Li, Tianjiao; Wang, Ke; Zhang, Fan; Li, Tao (2020-06-01)."Ancient genomes from northern China suggest links between subsistence changes and human migration".Nature Communications.11(1). Springer Science and Business Media LLC.doi:10.1038/s41467-020-16557-2.ISSN2041-1723.PMC7264253.
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