Streams in the Desert English and Chinese
For other Yellow Rivers, see Yellow River (disambiguation). The Yellow River (Traditional Chinese: 黃河; Simplified Chinese: 黄河; Hanyu Pinyin: Huáng Hélisten (help·info); Wade-Giles: Hwang-ho, sometimes simply called the River in ancient Chinese) is 5464 km long and is the second longest river in China, after the Yangtze as of 2006 [1].
Tributaries of the Yellow River
The Wei River and Fen River are the chief tributaries of the Yellow river.
Hydroelectric power dams on the Yellow River
Hydroelectric power dams were built across the Yellow River at Liujia Gorge, Lanzhou, Sanmen Gorge, and Xiaolangdi.
Provinces and cities on the Yellow River
Originated from the Bayankala Mountains, the Yellow River now passes nine provinces, namely Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and Shandong. 10:42). The mouth of the Yellow River is located at Dongying, Shandong.
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.
Flood and course changing
The river is extremely prone to flooding. Chinese Christian Internet Mission.