English: The Huáng Hé' (Yellow River) 黄河 — is the longest river in northern China, and the second longest river in all of China. The basin of Huang He has historically been regarded as the cradle of Chinese civilization.
Periodically during the long history of human habitation in China, its course has changed radically after a great flood (six times during the period of recorded history). The second map below shows it as it has found an alternative path to the sea. Needless to say, it has earned its English nickname, "China's Sorrow."
Length
Approximately 4600 km.
Characteristics: Heavy burden of silt at all times, leading to its characteristic "yellow" or brown color, frequent extremely devastating floods, commercial importance for transportation and irrigation.
Special features
Due to its importance for commercial navigation, it has regularly been dredged when it has become too silted up to permit free passage of larger boats. The material dredged from the bottom was dumped at the edge of the river, raising the altitude of the banks and permitting more silt to accumulate than the previous time before dredging became necessary again. The result was that over hundreds of years the river came to be elevated over the plains. Under those conditions, when one bank of the river becomes breached under those conditions then all of the water coming from upstream will necessarily flow out onto the plain, and the damages are immense.
Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Chinese Language, entry 48904.320.
<nowiki>Río Amarillo; Gula fljót; Sungai Kuning; Хуанхэ; Yellow River; Sarı Irmak; دریائے زرد; Žltá rieka; Хуанхе; 黄河; ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠩ ᡥᠣ ᠪᡳᡵᠠ; Xuanxe; হোৱাংহো নদী; Žlutá řeka; Gäiba Fluss; ह्वांग हो; fleuve Jaune; Huang He; ह्वांग हो नदी; ହଳଦିଆ ନଦୀ; Geltuonuojė opė; Хоангхо; Huang He; Huang He; Xuanxe; Piyar River; Huanhe; 黃河; النهر الأصفر; Stêr Velen; မြစ်ဝါမြစ်; 黃河; Хуанхэ; Vòng-hò; Ríu Mariellu; Gele Stroom; Хуанхэ; Huang He; Fium Jald; Lumi Huang He; هوانگ هو; 黃河; Den Gule Flod; ხუანხე; 黄河; Fluvio Jalne; Yellow River; النهر الاصفر; Ebabobo; කහ ගඟ; Flumen Flavum; हुआंग हे नदी; ह्वांगहो; 黃河; Keltainenjoki; Fium Giàun; மஞ்சள் ஆறு; Хуанхэ; Huanhe; แม่น้ำหวง; Huang Ho; Fiume Xało; རྨ་ཆུ།; Salog Giyaw; هوانگهو; Хуанхъ; fluviul Galben; 黃河; Huang He; Gula floden; Дарёи Ҳуанг Ҳе; Flava Rivero; ແມ່ນ້ຳເຫຼືອງ; سېرىق دەريا; Flava Rivero; Aposetolo Ioane; Río Amariello; Dahvangzhoz; Uòng-ò̤; Kali Kuning; 黄河; געלער טייך; Hoàng Hà; ხუანხე; Karayan Duyaw; Sʊtʊ Pɔɔ; Rio Amarelo; Yellae River; Шар мөрөн; Huangelva; Tukad Kuning; Mto Njano; ڕووباری زەرد; Yellow River; Κίτρινος Ποταμός; Ysyry Sa'yju; Jume Gialle; Yellow River; Darag nga salog; Sárga-folyó; ቢጫው ወንዝ; لواد الصفر; Ibai Horia; Huanhe; 黃河; Royo Zerd; Q'illu mayu; Gelber Fluss; Хуанхэ; Рака Хуанхэ; An Huaing-hó; Rio Jala; Çemê Zer; ह्वांगहो; Хуанхэ; Geele Fluss; Giele Rivier; Հուանհե; Dowr Melyn; הנהר הצהוב; Xuanxe; Tọsisa Yẹlo Tọn; ទន្លេហួង; పసుపు నది; دریائے زدر; Güül Struum; ꯇꯨꯔꯦꯜ ꯍꯪꯒꯥꯝꯄꯥꯟ; Chvangchė; 黄河; Fiume Giallo; Хуанхэ; Hông-hô; Huang He; 黃河; Gele rivier; Хуанхэ; Шара мүрэн; হুয়াংহো নদী; Žuta rijeka; 황하; Rio Amarelo; 黃河; Fluvi Jaune; ਹਵਾਂਗ ਹੋ; ह्वाङ्ग हो खुसि; Rumena reka; Ilog Dilaw; ساریٛ چایی; Жолта Река; Sungai Kuning; Huang He; ഹ്വാംഗ് ഹെ നദി; Gele Rivier; Kali Kuning; Хуанхэ; پيلي ندي; riu Groc; Río Amarelo; Хуанхэ; 黄河; Yellow River; río de Asia oriental; 中國北方嘅河; folyó Ázsiában; 中國第二長河; river in People's Republic of China; река в Китае; Ҡытайҙағы йылға, Азиялағы иң ҙур йылға; zweitlängster Fluss in China; rieka v Číne; river in People's Republic of China; دومین رود بلند چین پس از یانگ تسه; 中國第二長河; major river in China; Çin'de bulunan bir ırmak; 中国の川; fluvio in China; 中國第二長河; vattendrag i Kina; fluviu din China, al 2-lea cel mai lung din țară; נהר; řeka v Číně; 中國第二長河; 中国第二长河; ᡩᡠᠯᡳᠮᠪᠠᡳ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ ᡳ ᠠᠮᠠᡵᡤᡳ ᡝᡵᡤᡳ ᡩᡝ ᡝᠶᡝᡵᡝ ᠪᡳᡵᠠ; Kiinan toiseksi pisin joki; চীন দেশৰ নদী; rivero en Ĉinio; река во северна Кина; சீனாவின் முக்கிய ஆறுகளில் ஒன்று; principale fiume della Cina; চীনের নদী; fleuve de Chine, le 2e le plus long du pays; rijeka u NR Kini; рака ў Азіі; Con sông lớn ở Trung Quốc; 中国第二长河; salah satu sungai di dunia; טייך אין כינע; चीनमधील प्रमुख नदी; Tiong-kok ê hô-chhoan, sī tē-jī-tn̂g ê hô-chhoan; segundo maior rio da China; แม่น้ำในประเทศจีน; Upe Ķīnā; maikadua a kaatiddogan a karayan idiay Tsina; главна река у Кини; afon fawr yn Tsieina; ріка в Китаї; တရုတ်ပြည်ရှိ ဝင်းမြစ်(黃河)ဟု ခေါ်သော မြစ်ကြီးတစ်ခု; 中国第二长河; Waasserlaf a China; rzeka w Chinach; elv i Kina; rivier in Volksrepubliek China; China ke naddi; an dara habhainn is faide sa tSín; 中國第二長河; rijeka u Kini; río da China; نهر في الصين; 中国北部大河，全长约5464公里，黄河流域是中华文明最主要的发源地，中国人称其为“母亲河”。; పసుపు నది లేదా ఎల్లో రివర్ దీనిని చైనాలో వేలాడే నది అని పిలుస్తారు.; Rio Amarillo; Huang He; rivière Hoang ho; R. Hoang ho; Afon Huang He; Huang He; Huang-ho; Huang Ho; An Huang He; An Abhainn Bhuí; پین یین; رود زرد; گهوارهٔ تمدن چین; Huang He; râul Hoang ho; Huang He; Húanghé; Huang He; Huang-ho; Rzeka Zółta; Χουάνγκ Χε; Chuang-che; Huang He River; Huanghe River; Hoang-ho; Hoan-ho; Yellow R.; Hoan-ho R.; Hoan-ho River; Hoang-ho R.; Hoang-ho River; Huang-ho; Huang-ho R.; Huang-ho River; Huanghe R.; Huang He; Huanghe; Huang He R.; Hoang ho; Hoangho; Whang-ho River; แม่น้ำหวางเหอ; แม่น้ำฮวงโห; ฮวงโห; Gelber Fluss; 황허; 황허 강; হোৱাংহো; হালধীয়া নৈ; هوانغ هو; Хоангхо; Хуангхе; Sông Hoàng Hà</nowiki>
Mother Huang He
Yellow River cuts through Lanzhou / El Río Amarillo a su paso por Lanzhou
Gorges of the Yellow River
Hukou waterfall (壶口瀑布）
Huáng Hé' (Yellow River) Basin
Portrait map of China showing Huáng Hé' (Yellow River) in its alternative course.
