Dongting Lake Plain
E277768
Dongting Lake Plain is a fertile alluvial lowland in south-central China known for its extensive wetlands, rice cultivation, and role as a major floodplain of the Yangtze River system.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dongting Lake region | 2 |
| Dongting Lake Plain canonical | 1 |
| lower Yangtze Plain | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2483521 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Dongting Lake Plain Context triple: [middle reaches of the Yangtze River, adjacentTo, Dongting Lake Plain]
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Jianghan Plain
Jianghan Plain is a fertile alluvial plain in central China formed by the Yangtze and Han rivers, known as an important agricultural and densely populated region.
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Huai River Plain
The Huai River Plain is a fertile, densely populated lowland region in eastern China, situated between the Yellow and Yangtze rivers and known for intensive agriculture, especially grain production.
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C.
Xiang River basin
The Xiang River basin is a major river system in southern China that drains much of Hunan Province and has long been a vital corridor for agriculture, transport, and regional culture.
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D.
Northeast China Plain
The Northeast China Plain is a vast, fertile alluvial plain in northeastern China that serves as one of the country’s major agricultural and grain-producing regions.
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E.
Yangtze River Delta
The Yangtze River Delta is a highly urbanized and economically vital region in eastern China, centered around the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and including major cities such as Shanghai.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dongting Lake Plain Target entity description: Dongting Lake Plain is a fertile alluvial lowland in south-central China known for its extensive wetlands, rice cultivation, and role as a major floodplain of the Yangtze River system.
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A.
Jianghan Plain
Jianghan Plain is a fertile alluvial plain in central China formed by the Yangtze and Han rivers, known as an important agricultural and densely populated region.
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B.
Huai River Plain
The Huai River Plain is a fertile, densely populated lowland region in eastern China, situated between the Yellow and Yangtze rivers and known for intensive agriculture, especially grain production.
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C.
Xiang River basin
The Xiang River basin is a major river system in southern China that drains much of Hunan Province and has long been a vital corridor for agriculture, transport, and regional culture.
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D.
Northeast China Plain
The Northeast China Plain is a vast, fertile alluvial plain in northeastern China that serves as one of the country’s major agricultural and grain-producing regions.
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E.
Yangtze River Delta
The Yangtze River Delta is a highly urbanized and economically vital region in eastern China, centered around the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and including major cities such as Shanghai.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alluvial plain
ⓘ
floodplain ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Lake Dongting
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surface form:
Dongting Lake
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| country | China ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Li River
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Xiang River ⓘ Yangtze River ⓘ Yuan River ⓘ Zi River ⓘ |
| ecologicalSignificance |
habitat for freshwater fish
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habitat for migratory birds ⓘ important wetland ecosystem ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
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inland fisheries ⓘ transportation on inland waterways ⓘ |
| elevation | low elevation ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
middle reaches of the Yangtze River
ⓘ
surface form:
middle reaches of the Yangtze River region
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| hydrologicalFunction |
major floodplain of the Yangtze River system
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natural flood storage area ⓘ |
| hydrologicalProcess |
seasonal inundation
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sediment deposition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive wetlands
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fertile soils ⓘ flood regulation ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ |
| landUse |
aquaculture
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fishing ⓘ paddy fields ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hunan Province
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south-central China ⓘ |
| mainCrop | rice ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Changde
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Yiyang ⓘ Yueyang ⓘ |
| otherCrops |
aquatic vegetables
ⓘ
cotton ⓘ rapeseed ⓘ |
| partOf | Yangtze River basin ⓘ |
| regionalRole |
key flood control zone for the Yangtze River
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major grain-producing area of China ⓘ |
| soilType | alluvial soil ⓘ |
| terrainType | lowland ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
flooding
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land reclamation ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| waterSource |
monsoon rainfall
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runoff from surrounding mountains ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Dongting Lake Plain Description of subject: Dongting Lake Plain is a fertile alluvial lowland in south-central China known for its extensive wetlands, rice cultivation, and role as a major floodplain of the Yangtze River system.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.