It is called the Yellow River because huge amounts of loess sediment turn the water that colour. So much of this mineral-rich soil ends up in the Yellow River that it can fill the riverbed and thus change the river’s course. The headwaters of this mighty river lie in Kunlun Mountains in northwestern Qinghai Province. read more
The Yellow River or Huang He ( listen (help · info)) is the second longest river in Asia, after the Yangtze River, and the sixth longest river system in the world at the estimated length of 5,464 km (3,395 mi). read more