SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The river is often called “China’s sorrow” because millions of people have been killed by flooding. The worst flood disaster in world history occurred in August, 1931 along the Huang He River in China and killed an estimated 3.7 million people.

Detailed explanation-2: -Huang He or the The Yellow River is also called “Sorrow of China". This is because before damming, it was extremely prone to flooding, and had caused millions of deaths.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are two major rivers in China-the Huang He or Yellow River and the Yangtze River. The Yellow River is known as the Sorrow of China, because it changed its course and caused frequent floods.

Detailed explanation-4: -The river takes its name from the large amounts of fine yellow sediment (loess) colouring its water. The extensive silt deposition in the river’s lower reaches across the North China Plain and the expansive stretches of flat land surrounding it have always made the area extremely prone to flooding.