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; Geele Fluss; Xuanxe; হোৱাংহো নদী; Жолта Река; Gäiba Fluss; ह्वांग हो; fleuve Jaune; Huang He; ह्वांग हो नदी; ହଳଦିଆ ନଦୀ; Geltuonuojė opė; Хоангхо; Huang He; Huang He; Xuanxe; Yellow 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; Yellow River; 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; ڕووباری زەرد; Yellow River; Ysyry Sa'yju; Mto Njano; Sárga-folyó; ቢጫው ወንዝ; Κίτρινος Ποταμός; Ibai Horia; Jume Gialle; An Huaing-hó; Royo Zerd; Q'illu mayu; Gelber Fluss; Хуанхэ; Рака Хуанхэ; Darag nga salog; Huanhe; Çemê Zer; ह्वांगहो; ساریٛ چایی; 黃河; Žlutá řeka; Хуанхэ; Dowr Melyn; הנהר הצהוב; Xuanxe; دریائے زدر; ទន្លេហួង; పసుపు నది; Giele Rivier; Güül Struum; ꯇꯨꯔꯦꯜ ꯍꯪꯒꯥꯝꯄꯥꯟ; Հուանհե; Fluvi Jaune; Fiume Giallo; 黃河; Chvangchė; 黄河; 黃河; Хуанхэ; Хуанхэ; Hông-hô; হুয়াংহো নদী; Gele rivier; Шара мүрэн; Rio Amarelo; Žuta rijeka; 황하; Huang He; ह्वाङ्ग हो खुसि; Rumena reka; Ilog Dilaw; ਹਵਾਂਗ ਹੋ; لواد الصفر; Sungai Kuning; Huang He; ഹ്വാംഗ് ഹെ നദി; Gele Rivier; Yellow River; Хуанхэ; پيلي ندي; Rio Jala; Río Amarelo; riu Groc; 黄河; Хуанхэ; río de Asia oriental; 中國北方嘅河; folyó Ázsiában; река в Китае; Ҡытайҙағы йылға, Азиялағы иң ҙур йылға; zweitlängster Fluss in China; river in People's Republic of China; دومین رود بلند چین پس از یانگ تسه; 中國第二長河; Çin'de bulunan bir ırmak; 中国の川; fluvio in China; 中國第二長河; rieka v Číne; 中國第二長河; נהר; an dara habhainn is faide sa tSín; 中國第二長河; 中国第二长河; పసుపు నది లేదా ఎల్లో రివర్ దీనిని చైనాలో వేలాడే నది అని పిలుస్తారు.; Kiinan toiseksi pisin joki; চীন দেশৰ নদী; river in People's Republic of China; река во северна Кина; சீனாவின் முக்கிய ஆறுகளில் ஒன்று; principale fiume della Cina; চীনের নদী; Le fleuve Jaune, 2e plus long de Chine (5464 km), traverse 7 provinces et se jette dans la mer Jaune; major river in China; рака ў Азіі; 中國第二長河; 中国第二长河; rijeka u NR Kini; טייך אין כינע; चीनमधील प्रमुख नदी; řeka v Číně; segundo maior rio da China; vattendrag i Kina; Upe Ķīnā; maikadua a kaatiddogan a karayan idiay Tsina; главна река у Кини; ріка в Китаї; แม่น้ำในประเทศจีน; Tiong-kok ê hô-chhoan, sī tē-jī-tn̂g ê hô-chhoan; 中国第二长河; Waasserlaf a China; rzeka w Chinach; elv i Kina; rivier in Volksrepubliek China; တရုတ်ပြည်ရှိ ဝင်းမြစ်(黃河)ဟု ခေါ်သော မြစ်ကြီးတစ်ခု; afon fawr yn Tsieina; salah satu sungai di dunia; Con sông lớn ở Trung Quốc; 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”。; rijeka u Kini; Rio Amarillo; Fleuve jaune; Huang He; Rivière Hoang ho; R. Hoang ho; Afon Huang He; Sông Hoàng Hà; An Huang He; An Abhainn Bhuí; پین یین; رود زرد; گهوارهٔ تمدن چین; 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; แม่น้ำหวางเหอ; แม่น้ำฮวงโห; ฮวงโห; Gelber Fluss; 황허; 황허 강; হোৱাংহো; হালধীয়া নৈ; هوانغ هو; Хоангхо; Хуангхе; Huang He; Huang-ho; Huang Ho</nowiki>
