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2 unusual facts about Shiyang River


Shiyang River

Agricultural oases are distributed in the Shiyang River catchment, with Wuwei being the main city of this region.

The catchment area of the Shiyang River covers about 41,600 km2, most of which lies within today's Wuwei prefecture-level city of the Gansu Province.


Minqin County

Historically, Chinese agricultural settlement in the area was made possible by the Shiyang River, flowing from the Qilian Mountains.


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