Yellow River

British

noun

Chinese name: Hwang Ho. 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)

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But teapot refineries, clustered in China’s Shandong, a province sitting on the lower reaches of the Yellow River, are likely to drive a hard bargain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

She was born and raised in Tibet until 1982, when her family moved to Henan, a bustling province in the valley along the Yellow River.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2025

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

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024

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

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2023

Lacking rest, though, she was the Yellow River, roiling, threatening to become the sorrow of millions.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

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