HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
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it is where Chinese civilization began.
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it is the longes river in Asia.
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the monsoons have killed many.
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millions have died in its floods.
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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: -Because of this, the Huang He is also nicknamed “China’s Sorrow.” For thousands of years, the Chinese have embarked on major public works projects to control and irrigate the water from the Huang He, including hydroelectric dams in modern times.
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 Yellow River floods so much, and often with a great loss of life, that it is also called “China’s Sorrow.”