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Bookmark or Share- The Role of the Yellow River in Chinese History - ThoughtCoThe Yellow River is also known as the "cradle of Chinese civilization" or the "Mother River." Usually a source of rich fertile soil and irrigation water, the Yellow River has transformed itself more than 1,500 times in recorded history into a raging torrent that has swept away entire villages.
- Yellow River | Location, Map, & Facts | BritannicaThe Yellow River (Huang He), with a length of 3,395 miles (5,464 kilometres), is China’s second longest river—surpassed only by the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang). Its drainage basin is the third largest in China, with an area of some 290,000 square miles (750,000 square kilometres).
- Huang He summary | BritannicaHuang He, or Huang Ho English Yellow River, River, northern, central, and eastern China. The second longest river in China and one of the world’s longest, it flows 3,395 mi (5,464 km) from the Plateau of Tibet generally east to the Yellow Sea (Huang Hai).
- Yellow River - WikipediaThe Yellow River[ a ] is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest river system on Earth, with an estimated length of 5,464 km (3,395 mi) and a watershed of 795,000 km 2 (307,000 sq mi).
- The Geography of the Yellow River - China HighlightsThe Yellow River is the 6th longest river in the world and the 2nd longest in China, originating in the Kunlun Mountains in Qinghai, flowing through 9 provinces in China.
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