HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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Question
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No one knows where the name came from
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The river was given name by order of Chinese Government
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Yellowish dust from the desert blows into the water causing the yellow color
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Villagers living along this river are famous for producing cloth using yellow dye.
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Detailed explanation-1: -CHINA’S 3 MAJOR RIVERS: •HUANG HE (YELLOW RIVER) •Looks yellow because of the LOESS (wind-blown silt) that makes up much of the. sediment in the water.
Detailed explanation-2: -Named for the yellowish sand – which originates from the Yellow River – that colours its water, the Yellow Sea is one of the largest shallow areas of continental shelf in the world with an average depth of 44 metres and a maximum depth of 152 metres.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Yellow River in central China gets its name from the yellow loess blown into and suspended in its water. The fertile lands around the Yellow River have been among China’s most productive for thousands of years.
Detailed explanation-4: -Yellow River, Chinese (Pinyin) Huang He or (Wade-Giles romanization) Huang Ho, also spelled Hwang Ho, English Yellow River, principal river of northern China, east-central and eastern Asia. The Yellow River is often called the cradle of Chinese civilization.