The Yellow River or Huang He is the second longest river in Asia, after theYangtze River, and the sixth longest river system in the world at theestimated length of 5,464 km.Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains inQinghai province of Western China, it flows through nine provinces, and itempties into the Bohai Sea near the city of Dongying in Shandong province.黄河是亚洲第二长河，仅次于长江，是世界上第六长河系统，估计长度为5464公里。

它起源于中国西部青海省的巴彦喀拉山脉，流经九省，并流入山东省东营市附近的渤海。The Yellow River basin has an east–west extent of about 1,900 kilometers and a north–south extent of about 1,100 km. Its total drainagearea is about 752,546 square kilometers.黄河流域东西走向约1,900公里，南北走向约1,100公里。 其总排水面积约为752,546平方公里。Its basin was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization, and it was the most prosperous region in early Chinese history. There are frequent devastating floods and course changes produced by the continual elevation of the river bed, sometimes above the level of its surrounding farm fields.黄河的盆地是中国古代文明的发源地，是中国早期历史上最繁华的地区。 河床不断升高，有时会高于其周围农田的水平，经常发生毁灭性的洪水和河道变化。The Yellow River is notable for the large amount of silt it carries—1.6 billion tons annually at the point where it descends from the Loess Plateau. If it is running to the sea with sufficient volume, 1.4 billion tons are carried to the sea annually.黄河以其大量的淤泥而闻名 - 每年有16亿吨从黄土高原下降。如果它以足够的体积运行到海上，每年将14亿吨运到海上。

黄河的英文名字是Yellow River。作为中国的第二长河流，黄河被誉为中华民族的母亲河。它流经九个省区，是中国最重要的水利资源之一。黄河的发源地在青藏高原，经过陕西、甘肃、宁夏、内蒙古、山西、河南、山东等地，最终注入渤海。黄河承载了中华民族的悠久历史和灿烂文明，也经历了无数次波折和变迁。黄河的水文特点以及对中国的农业和经济发展产生的重要影响使其成为国内外研究的热点之一。总之，黄河对中国的地理、文化和经济都具有深远的影响。