WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -It was along the banks of the Yellow river where the Chinese civilization first formed. The Yellow River is 3, 395 miles long making it the sixth longest river in the world. It is also called the Huang He River. Early Chinese farmers built small villages along the Yellow River.

Detailed explanation-2: -Like the other early civilizations, Ancient China developed along rivers. There were 2 important river valleys in Ancient China: the Huang He or “Yellow” River to the north and the Yangtze River to the south.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main river of northern China, the Huang He (or Hwang Ho) is the second longest river in the country, after the Yangtze. It rises on the Plateau of Tibet and flows generally eastward, emptying into the Yellow Sea. Chinese historians routinely refer to the Huang He as the cradle of Chinese civilization.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.