Why is the huang he river referred to as the yellow river?

Answer 1

Yellow River is the English spelling of the Chinese name Huang Ho or Huang He; he simply means river, and the river has a yellow colouring. The river has different names in different languages.

Answer 2

Yes it is. The reason it is called the Yellow River is because of the soil deposits in the river that cause the river to turn yellow. To learn more about the Yellow River, try looking it up on Wikipedia or a general encyclopedia.

Answer 3

1. because it deposits yellowish silt that's makes fertile soil, which made farming possible in Ancient China and because sometimes it looks yellow

Answer 4

Yellow symbloized centrality which meant China was the center of the world.

Answer 5

The river is yellow because of all the loess it carry down the river

Answer 6

Probably because that is the translation in English and it is a lot easier for English speakers to say than the Chinese name.

Answer 7

which river is the longest in china

Answer 8

because of yellow sidment that lies down to ground and creates a thick layer