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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.
The Yellow River as depicted in a Qing dynasty illustrated map (sections) Historical courses of the Yellow River Historical courses of the Yellow River. In Chinese mythology, the giant Kua Fu drained the Yellow River and the Wei River to quench his burning thirst as he pursued the Sun. [31] Historical documents from the Spring and Autumn period ...
The part of the North China Plain around the banks of the middle and lower Yellow River is commonly referred to as the Central Plain (pinyin: Zhōngyuán). This portion of the North China Plain formed the cradle of Chinese civilization, and is the region from which the Han Chinese people emerged. [1] [2]
Map of tribes and tribal unions in Ancient China. Yanhuang is shown as Hua Xia Tribal Union in the map. Yanhuang or Yan Huang (simplified Chinese: 炎 黄; traditional Chinese: 炎 黃; pinyin: Yán Huáng) was the name of a mythical ethnic group of ancient China who were said to have inhabited the Yellow River basin area.
Zhongyuan (Chinese: 中原; pinyin: Zhōngyuán), the Central Plain(s), also known as Zhongtu (Chinese: 中土; pinyin: Zhōngtǔ, lit. 'central land') and Zhongzhou (Chinese: 中州; pinyin: Zhōngzhōu, lit. 'central region'), commonly refers to the part of the North China Plain surrounding the lower and middle reaches of the Yellow River, centered on the region between Luoyang and Kaifeng. [1]
The Hukou Waterfall in 2008 The Hukou Waterfall in 2005. The Hukou Waterfall (simplified Chinese: 壶口瀑布; traditional Chinese: 壺口瀑布; pinyin: Húkǒu Pùbù), is the largest waterfall on the Yellow River, the second largest waterfall in China (after the Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou), and the world's largest yellow waterfall.
Simple construction of riverbanks to prevent flooding would lead to sediment accumulation, creating an elevated river in downstream areas. [1] The management of the Yellow River is a comprehensive issue involving politics, economics, culture, and political theology, and it has also been a longstanding challenge for Chinese rulers throughout ...
Ten Thousand Miles along the Yellow River (Chinese: 黃河萬里圖) is a Chinese scroll painting by an unidentified artist. The painting is from the period of Qing dynasty and is thought to be created from 1690 to 1722. The painting illustrates the Yellow River System.