[1] The river's flow varies greatly throughout the year, and soil erosion causes serious problems in its basin.

Summer floods cause the Jing to be laden with sediment; in the dry season, the river flows with relatively clear water.

The river flows through important farming areas, and its basin is inhabited by 9.5 million people.

[1] Water in the Jing River comes from Mount Liupan in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and flows through Gansu and Shaanxi, where it joins the Wei River in Gaoling District of Xi'an.

The Jing River basin is one of birthplaces of ancient Chinese civilization such as the Zhou dynasty.