Haiha'er

Haiha'er takes its name from a river in the country north of the old Liao capital at Linhuang. Its Mongolian name is said to mean swift water. Streams from the hills join the Haiha'er and continue through the upper West Liao basin, crossing a landscape of grassland and wooded slopes. The nearby capital of the Khitan rulers stood between rivers in country suited to both pasture and cultivation, giving this region a place in the history of the Liao state.