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The Yellow River [a], also known as Huanghe, is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest river system on Earth, with an estimated length of 5,464 km (3,395 mi) and a watershed of 795,000 km 2 (307,000 sq mi).
Yellow River civilization, Huanghe civilization or Huanghe Valley civilization (Chinese: 黃河文明), Hwan‐huou civilization is an ancient Chinese civilization that prospered in the middle and lower basin of the Yellow River. [1]
The Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve (YRDNNR) is a protected area in the city of Dongying, China, which covers wetland habitats on the shore of the Bohai Sea.These wetlands are formed through the deposition of silt by the Yellow River, forming a large and growing delta.
The Yellow River (historically known as the Chester River or the Middle River) [1] [2] is a 118-mile-long (190 km) [3] river in the southern United States which runs through Alabama and Florida. It empties into Blackwater Bay, an arm of Pensacola Bay. In 1773 Thomas Hutchins reported to the American Philosophical Society on the river. [4]
The Yellow River carries more sediment than any other in the world. [1] [2] During the 18 months after the river was closed, 1.8 billion metric tons of sediment had accumulated in the reservoir. Only 7% of the sediment-load was released downstream and the reservoir lost 17% of its capacity below a 335 m (1,099 ft) ASL elevation.
The Early Yangshao period or Banpo phase (c. 5000 –4000 BC) is represented by the Banpo, Jiangzhai, Beishouling and Dadiwan sites in the Wei River valley in Shaanxi. [ 20 ] The Middle Yangshao period or Miaodigou phase ( c. 4000 –3500 BC) saw an expansion of the culture in all directions, and the development of hierarchies of settlements in ...
It existed in the Yellow River valley from approximately 1900 to 1500 BC. [1] [2] A 2007 study using radiocarbon dating proposed a narrower date range of 1750–1530 BC. [3] The culture is named after Erlitou, an archaeological site in Yanshi, Henan. It was widely spread throughout Henan and Shanxi and later appeared in Shaanxi and Hubei.
The Yellow River Map, Scheme, or Diagram, also known by its Chinese name as the Hetu, is an ancient Chinese diagram that appears in myths concerning the invention of writing by Cangjie and other culture heroes.