Known as the mother river by all the Chinese people. the Huanghe River(Yellow River) is the second longest river in China after the Changjiang River. It is 5,464 kilometers long. It starts from the Kunlun Mountains, northwestern Qinghai Province. It runs through nine provinces and flows to Bohai Sea in Shandong Province. The first appearance of the name" Yellow River" is in The Book of Han. The word "yellow" describes the color of the muddy water in the lower course (下游) of the river.
The Huanghe River(Yellow River) | |
It is 5, 464 km long | the Huanghe River is the second river in China after the Changjiang River. |
It starts | from the Kunlun Mountains, Qinghai Province |
It runs | through nine provinces and flows to Bohai in Shandong Province. |
The first appearance | of the name" Yellow River" is in The Book of |
The word "yellow" | describes the color of the muddy in the lower course of the river. |