Yellow River

noun

1. the second longest river in China, rising in SE Qinghai and flowing east, south, and east again to the Gulf of Bohai south of Tianjin; it has changed its course several times in recorded history. Length: about 4350 km (2700 miles) Chinese nameHwang Ho

Example Sentences

Zhengzhou, in northeastern China on the banks of the Yellow River, was an enthusiastic early adopter of the sponge city concept, spending hundreds of millions of dollars building related projects from 2016 to 2021.

From Seattle Times

One connected to the Yangtze River Valley, and another to the Yellow River valley in China.

From Science Daily

"The Yangtze River and the Yellow River will not flow backwards."

From Reuters

The plant, which is ringed by high-rise apartment complexes on the southern bank of the Yellow River, was set up for the production of vaccines to prevent brucellosis.

From Washington Post

The capital also used to be known for regular springtime dust and sandstorms caused by winds blowing in from the loess hills along the upper sections of the Yellow River to the west.

From Seattle Times