HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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River of Silt
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Cradle of Chinese Civilization
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China’s Sorrow
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Yellow River
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Detailed explanation-1: -About the Yellow River As a result, the river has several less-positive nicknames as well, such as “China’s Sorrow” and the “Scourge of the Han People.” Over the centuries, the Chinese people have used it not only for agriculture but also as a transportation route and even as a weapon.
Detailed explanation-2: -Two great rivers run through China Proper. Two great rivers run through China Proper: the Yellow River in the north, and the Yangtze (or Yangzi ) River to the south. In fact, most of China Proper belongs to the drainage-basins of these two rivers. Both originate to the far west in the Tibetan Plateau.
Detailed explanation-3: -The river got its name Huanghe in Chinese because of its yellow, muddy water, which appears as it runs through the Loess Plateau in northwest China.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Hwang-Ho is also known as Yellow river because it brings the yellow alluvial soil and deposits it on its banks. Was this answer helpful?