WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT CHINA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a third name for the Huang He?
A
Nile
B
Yellow River
C
Chang Jiang
D
Yangtze River
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For that reason, it has been given such names as “China’s Sorrow” and “The Ungovernable.” The Mandarin Chinese word huang (“yellow”) is a reference to the fine loess sediments that the river carries to the sea.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Huang He or Yellow River is the second largest river in China after the Yangtze and has a total length of 5, 464 km. The Huang He rises in northern China in the Kunlun Mountains in Qinghai Province, south of the Gobi Desert.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Yellow River, also known as the Huang He River or “Mother River” in China, is a waterway that spans 3, 398 miles throughout China’s northern territory. The river runs from west to east and flows through seven modern provinces.

Detailed explanation-4: -The mighty Yellow River has earned the name “China’s sorrow” for its tendency to flood, with devastating consequences, over the centuries.

Detailed explanation-5: -Huang He. Also known as the Yellow River, the Huang He is the second largest river in China, after the Yangtze River. It is 5464km long, and gets its name from the yellow colour it turns while flowing through loess deposits where it pick up a lot of silt particles.

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