This river is named the Bian River, and it is an important section of the Grand Canal of Northern and Southern Wei.,The Bian River flows westward to reach Luoyang, the eastern capital; northward it leads to Yanyun and Beiping; southward it connects to Hangzhou via a detour. It can be considered one of the major arteries of political, military, and economic activity in the state of Wei.,He gently pushed open the rickety wooden gate, made of pieces held together with twigs. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a thin, wiry old man with sparse whiskers and wearing patched-up shorts, sitting cross-legged in the courtyard. He skillfully mended a tattered fishing net with a shuttle.。