HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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because Huang means yellow
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because of the yellow flowers that grow on its banks
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because of the yellow silt that dissolves in the water
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because it reflects the yellow sunlight
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Detailed explanation-1: -It is called the Yellow River because its waters carry silt, which give the river its yellow-brown color, and when the river overflows, it leaves a yellow residue behind. While the river helps create fertile land that is suited for farming, during certain times of the year the Huang He frequently overflows.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Mandarin Chinese word huang (“yellow”) is a reference to the fine loess sediments that the Yellow River carries to the sea.
Detailed explanation-3: -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. Between 608 BCE and 1938 CE, the Yellow River changed course 26 times, and flooded over 1, 500 times.
Detailed explanation-4: -For example, yellow-tinted rivers are typically sediment-laden but low in algae. Blue water, which is usually easier to see through, has little algae and sediment. Green water usually has algae as its dominant feature. “We are seeing an increase in the frequency of color changes, ‘’ said Gardner.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Yellow River is notable for the large amount of silt it carries-1.6 billion tons annually at the point where it descends from the Loess Plateau. If it is running to the sea with sufficient volume, 1.4 billion tons are carried to the sea per year.