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Map of current configuration of Yellow River system, and the Luo (Lo) River. The Yellow River (Chinese: Huang He ) flows from the Tibetan Plateau to the Bay of Bohai over a course of 5,464 kilometers (3,395 mi), making it the second-longest river in Asia and the sixth-longest in the world .
As such, the Yellow River has been considered a blessing and a curse throughout history, and has been nicknamed both "China's Pride" and "China's Sorrow". [3] The Yellow River's basin presently has a population of 120 million people, while over 420 million people live in the immediate provinces which rely on it as a water source. [4]
Tuo river - China; Thungabhadra River - India; Thamarabarani River-India; Ural River - Russia - Kazakhstan; Vaigai River - India; Wa River - Thailand; Walawe River - Sri Lanka; Xi - China; Xiang - China; Yamuna River-India; Yangtze (Chang Jiang) - China - East China Sea; Yalu - North Korea, China - Korea Bay of the Yellow Sea; Yarkon River- Israel
Qing China in 1820, with provinces in yellow, military governorates and protectorates in light yellow, tributary states in orange. Before the establishment of the Qin dynasty, China was ruled by a network of kings, nobles, and tribes.
The Yu Ji Tu, or Map of the Tracks of Yu Gong, carved into stone in 1137, [1] located in the Stele Forest of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. This 3 ft (0.91 m) squared map features a graduated scale of 100 li for each rectangular grid. China's coastline and river systems are clearly defined and precisely pinpointed on the map.
China has upset many countries in the Asia-Pacific region with its release of a new official map that lays claim to most of the South China Sea, as well as to contested parts of India and Russia ...
Salween River Myanmar and China: Salween River Myanmar and Thailand: Naf River Bangladesh and Myanmar: Pandaruan River Malaysia and Brunei: Tumen River North Korea, China, and Russia: Yalu River North Korea and China: Beilun River Vietnam and China: Tigris River Turkey Syria Iran and Iraq: Euphrates River: Akhurian River Armenia and Turkey
The Huai River and Hai River, as well as Tributaries of the Yangtze River, also pass through Zhongyuan. Since ancient times, Zhongyuan has been a strategically important site of China, regarded as 'The center and hub of the world'. [9] The alluvial deposits of the Yellow River formed the vast plains of Zhongyuan in the Palaeozoic period. [10]