| Ming River | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 洺河 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Ming River | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 洺水 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Ming River | ||||||||
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| Qin River | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 寢水 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 寝水 | ||||||||
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| Qianbu River | |||||||||
| Chinese | 千步水 | ||||||||
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| Nanyi River | |||||||||
| 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.
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.