For this reason, the people of ancient China would refer to the Yellow and Han Rivers collectively. For example, they used the word hehan, made up of the characters “river” (Yellow River) and “Han,” ...

The Yellow River is the second longest river in China. The Yellow River valley was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization and the cradle of the Chinese nation. It has over 300 million mu ...

Meng Man, a professor at the Minzu University of China, quoted some of the most famous poems featuring the Yellow River in ancient China. "The Yellow River is the mother river of the Chinese ...

China’s mighty Yellow River has always been a cruel and capricious neighbor to the 140 million people—a fourth of China’s populace—who live near its banks. In the past 3,000 years it has ...

This travelogue takes you on a journey through the rich ancient landscapes of Chinas iconic Yellow River with its abundance of natural and manmade wonders providing clues to the way life has ...

The Yellow River flows for 5,464 kilometers ... My choice is a one-day visit to Cuijiazhai Village in northern China. The sinuous, winding river and the ancient village are captivating.

More extreme and frequent rainfall due to global warming means river flooding ... on the Yellow River in northern China. This 800-kilometre-long waterway was the cradle of ancient Chinese ...