Yellow River
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The Yellow River, also known as Huanghe, is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest river system on Earth, with an estimated length of 5,464 km and a drainage basin of 795,000 km2. Beg
The Yellow River in Sanmenxia, Henan
The Yellow River Breaches its Course by Ma Yuan (1160–1225, Song dynasty). Flooding of the river has been the cause of millions of deaths
Qianlong Emperor’s Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Four, which depicts the scene of confluence of the Huai and Yellow River
Chinese Nationalist Army soldiers during the 1938 Yellow River flood.
Grand Canal (China)
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The Grand Canal is a system of interconnected canals linking various major rivers and lakes in North and East China, serving as an important waterborne transport infrastructure between the north and t
The canal in Beijing, by the Wanning Bridge
The Yongle Emperor (r. 1402–1424) restored the Grand Canal in the Ming era.
Grand Canal. Drawing by William Alexander, draughtsman of the Macartney Embassy to China in 1793.
The Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Six: Entering Suzhou along the Grand Canal dated 1770.