TheYellowRiver,withitslengthofmorethanfivethousandmeters,isthesecondlongestriverinourcountryandthesixthlongestintheworld.
OriginatingfromtheBayankalaMountainsinQinghaiProvince,itflowsthroughnineprovincesofChinaandemptiesintotheBohaiSea.
SinceitsbasinisthemainbirthplaceofChinesecivilizationandthemostprosperousregioninearlyChinesehistory,itiscalledas“MotherRiverofChina”andalsohailedas“theCradleof
Butfrequentdevastatingfloodinghasalsoearnedittheunenviabledistinctionas"China'sSorrow".
ThegovernmenthasinvestedagreatdealofmanpowerandmaterialresourcestoharnesstheYellowRiverandhasachievedremarkableeffectssincethefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.