Yellow River facts for kids
The Yellow River (Huáng Hé 黄河) is the second longest river in China (after Yangtze River) and the sixth longest in the world. The river is 5464 km long and it drains at the Bohai Sea, a gulf of the Yellow Sea. The river is often called the "Mother River of China" and "the Cradle of the Chinese civilization" in China. In Chinese mythology, the river is home to the deity Hebo.
Images for kids
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The Yellow River Breaches its Course by Ma Yuan (1160–1225), Song dynasty
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Zoigê County, Sichuan.
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Near Xunhua, Qinghai.
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The mouth of the Daxia River (coming from bottom right), flowing into the Yellow River's Liujiaxia Reservoir in Linxia Prefecture, Gansu
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Liujiaxia Dam, Gansu
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Qikou town along Yellow River in Shanxi Province
See also
In Spanish: Río Amarillo para niños
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