WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Famous rivers in China include the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Heilongjiang River, the Yarlung Zangbo River and the Huaihe River. The Tarim River in Xinjiang is the largest inland river in China. Running across deserts, it has been known as the “river of life".

Detailed explanation-2: -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. The Yellow River gets its name from the yellowish tint of its water.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Yellow River (Huang He), with a length of 3, 395 miles (5, 464 kilometres), is China’s second longest river-surpassed only by the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang).

Detailed explanation-4: -The name Yangtze-derived from the name of the ancient fiefdom of Yang-has been applied to the river mainly by those in the West. Chang Jiang (“Long River”) is the name used in China, although it also is called Da Jiang (“Great River”) or, simply, Jiang (“[The] River”). The Yangtze is the most important river of China.