Yellow River is the second longest river in China. Together with the Yangtze River, it has been considered as cradles of Chinese civilisation. Originating from the Yueguzonglie Basin on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it flows over 5,400km through the Losses Plateau and the North China Plain before entering the Bohai Sea.
The Yellow River Basin provinces boosted almost 27% of China’s GDP in 2014. 58% of China’s top 5 coal companies’ coal output was from the Yellow River Basin. 41% of chemical fertilizers, 57% of wheat and 41% of corn are also produced in provinces along this river.
