# Canonical recap data for Xia Dynasty Flood Disaster and Relief (2000)
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slug: xia-dynasty-flood
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/2000/xia-dynasty-flood"
title: Xia Dynasty Flood Disaster and Relief
subtitle: Traditional accounts and archaeological evidence describe catastrophic Yellow River flooding during early Xia rule, precipitating water-management innovations and governance.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 2000-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 2000
decade: 2000
country:
name: China
slug: china
summaryShort: Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces remain attached to a solid background of the same material. The term relief is from the Latin verb relevare, to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that the sculpted material has been raised above the background plane. When a relief
summaryLong: Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces remain attached to a solid background of the same material. The term relief is from the Latin verb relevare, to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that the sculpted material has been raised above the background plane. When a relief is carved into a flat surface of wood or stone, the field is actually lowered, leaving the unsculpted areas seeming higher. The approach requires chiselling away of the background, which can be time-intensive. On the other hand, a relief saves forming the rear of a subject, and is less fragile and more securely fixed than a sculpture in the round, especially one of a standing figure where the ankles are a potential weak point, particularly in stone. In other materials such as metal, clay, plaster stucco, ceramics or papier-mâché the form can be simply added to or raised up from the background. Monumental bronze reliefs are made by casting.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Relief"
importance: 73
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
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  title: Relief
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- disaster
metaDescription: Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces remain attached to a solid background of the same material. The term relief is from the Latin verb re
wikidataQid: Q245117
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  capturedAt: 2004-05-22
  label: Relief
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relief"
