The Yellow River is not only a magnificent natural river, but also a mother river that gave birth to the splendid civilization of the Chinese nation. Therefore, in the development of the Yellow River tourist area, we should unify natural resources and human resources, and try our best to achieve the perfect combination of the two. Only in this way can our Kaifeng Yellow River Tourist Area show its own personality and unique charm.
Why is the Yellow River the mother river?
As early as ancient times, the primitive ancestors of China lived and thrived in the Yellow River Basin. In the Yellow River Valley, which stretches for thousands of miles, ancestors settled here because of its mild climate and superior hydrological conditions. Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties in the initial stage of Chinese civilization, as well as several powerful unified dynasties such as the Western Han Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty, all had their core areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. Many ancient classic cultural works reflecting the wisdom of the Chinese nation also originated in this area. Science and technology, inventions, urban construction, literature and art, which marked ancient civilization, also came into being here. Therefore, the Yellow River gave birth to Chinese civilization and nurtured Chinese children. People often say that the Yellow River is the cradle and mother river of the Chinese nation, and this is its significance.
Which provinces of China does the Yellow River flow through?
The Yellow River is the second longest river in China, which is famous for its high sediment concentration and frequent floods. Overview of the Yellow River Basin starts from Bayan Kara in the west, reaches Bohai Sea in the east, Qinling Mountains in the south and Yinshan Mountain in the north, with a basin area of 752,000 square kilometers. The Yellow River originates at the northern foot of Bayan Kara on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, flows through nine provinces and regions including Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan and Shandong, and joins the Bohai Sea in Kenli County, Shandong Province, with a total length of about 5400km.
Attachment: The origin of the name of the Yellow River.
In ancient times, the Yellow River was vast, abundant and clear. At that time, her name was not Yellow River. The earliest geography book Shuo Wen Jie Zi called it a river, Shan Hai Jing called it a river, Shui Jing Zhu called it a river, and Han Shu Zhuan called it a river.
In the history of more than 1000 years since the Tang and Song Dynasties, due to natural and man-made destruction, the ecological environment is deteriorating, the sediment content of the Yellow River is increasing day by day, and the pollution is intensifying. Our great mother "got a neck disease, which brought a great disaster to the Loess Plateau and the Central Plains.". We are the first to bear the brunt of Kaifeng, although generations of people have paid a huge price for "treating" her mother, risking their lives and forgetting to die. But in the end, it forced us to accept an unacceptable reality, that is, "hanging river" and "overlapping cities" Disasters can sometimes turn into wealth. Today, with the development of the Yellow River tourist area, "Hanging River" has become a world-famous spectacle, and "City Overlapping City" will also become an ancient tourist attraction. We Kaifeng people can proudly announce to the world: "Please come to Kaifeng and feel that there is a river on your head and a river at your feet".
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