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Huang He [a], Rzeka Żółta (chiń. upr. 黄河; pinyin Huáng Hé wymowa ⓘ, dosł. Żółta Rzeka) – rzeka w północnych Chinach o długości 5464 km, druga co do wielkości rzeka w państwie. Jej nazwa pochodzi od żółtego koloru namułów lessowych.
The Yellow River [a] 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).
14 lis 2024 · The Yellow River (Huang He), with a length of 3,395 miles (5,464 kilometres), is China’s second longest river—surpassed only by the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang). Its drainage basin is the third largest in China, with an area of some 290,000 square miles (750,000 square kilometres).
The Yellow River (Huang He in Mandarin or Huang Ho in defunct Wade-Giles or Hwang Ho) is the second longest river in China (after the Yangtze), and fifth longest in the world, with a length of 5,464 km (3,395 miles).
12 kwi 2023 · The Yellow River flows from the west to the east of China, making a large curve through its northern provinces. As the second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze River, and the sixth-longest river system in the world, it passes through nine Chinese provinces of Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, and ...
The river got its name Huang He in Chinese because of its yellow, muddy water, which appears as it runs through the Loess Plateau in northwestern China. In early history, the Yellow River is referred to in Chinese literature simply as He (河), or "River".
The provinces of Hebei and Henan derive their names from the Huang He. Their names mean respectively “north” and “south” of the (Yellow) River." Major cities located along the Yellow River include, starting from the source: Lanzhou, Wuhai, Baotou, Kaifeng, and Jinan.
