Triple

T23080296
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Northern Xinjiang railway E575449 entity
Predicate borderCrossing P4105 FINISHED
Object Alashankou border crossing
Alashankou border crossing is a major rail and road gateway between China and Kazakhstan in Xinjiang, serving as a key hub for trans-Eurasian trade and freight transport.
 E1570237 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Alashankou border crossing | Statement: [Northern Xinjiang railway, borderCrossing, Alashankou border crossing]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Alashankou border crossing
Context triple: [Northern Xinjiang railway, borderCrossing, Alashankou border crossing]
  • A. Lweje–Zhangfeng border crossing
    The Lweje–Zhangfeng border crossing is a key land checkpoint and trade gateway linking northern Myanmar with China’s Yunnan province.
  • B. Tatopani–Zhangmu border crossing
    The Tatopani–Zhangmu border crossing is a key trans-Himalayan trade and transit point linking Nepal and China, historically serving as one of the busiest overland routes between the two countries.
  • C. Lao Bao International Border Gate
    Lao Bao International Border Gate is a major land border crossing between Vietnam and Laos, serving as an important hub for trade and transportation in central Vietnam.
  • D. Kanpiketi–Yingjiang border crossing
    The Kanpiketi–Yingjiang border crossing is a key land checkpoint facilitating trade and travel between northern Myanmar and China’s Yunnan Province.
  • E. Suifenhe–Pogranichny crossing
    The Suifenhe–Pogranichny crossing is a major rail and road border checkpoint between Russia and China that serves as an important hub for bilateral trade and transportation.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Alashankou border crossing
Triple: [Northern Xinjiang railway, borderCrossing, Alashankou border crossing]
Generated description
Alashankou border crossing is a major rail and road gateway between China and Kazakhstan in Xinjiang, serving as a key hub for trans-Eurasian trade and freight transport.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Alashankou border crossing
Target entity description: Alashankou border crossing is a major rail and road gateway between China and Kazakhstan in Xinjiang, serving as a key hub for trans-Eurasian trade and freight transport.
  • A. Lweje–Zhangfeng border crossing
    The Lweje–Zhangfeng border crossing is a key land checkpoint and trade gateway linking northern Myanmar with China’s Yunnan province.
  • B. Tatopani–Zhangmu border crossing
    The Tatopani–Zhangmu border crossing is a key trans-Himalayan trade and transit point linking Nepal and China, historically serving as one of the busiest overland routes between the two countries.
  • C. Lao Bao International Border Gate
    Lao Bao International Border Gate is a major land border crossing between Vietnam and Laos, serving as an important hub for trade and transportation in central Vietnam.
  • D. Kanpiketi–Yingjiang border crossing
    The Kanpiketi–Yingjiang border crossing is a key land checkpoint facilitating trade and travel between northern Myanmar and China’s Yunnan Province.
  • E. Suifenhe–Pogranichny crossing
    The Suifenhe–Pogranichny crossing is a major rail and road border checkpoint between Russia and China that serves as an important hub for bilateral trade and transportation.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69e245be28d48190ad1348d5a73db37d completed April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f18c66a80481909ebc2ba69f1e4bd9 completed April 29, 2026, 4:43 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0c15b0a6ac819085f13e7bdc82840f completed May 19, 2026, 7:48 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0c175e246081909d6451f245ccfe66 completed May 19, 2026, 7:55 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0c1820a4d88190aed59f50b4e7ec47 completed May 19, 2026, 7:58 a.m.
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:56 p.m.