For instance, one-fifth of the Yellow River, northern China’s lifeline, should not be used for drinking, energy production, or irrigation; about 40 percent of the Hai River, which supports major ...

The Yellow River estuary in Dongying, East China's Shandong Province, exhibits a distinct demarcation between seawater and river water. Photo: Courtesy of Zhao Liying An aerial view of the Yellow ...

"With the Yellow River key to sustaining China's food, energy and ecological security, President Xi has repeatedly reiterated its importance to the sustainable development of China," Dong said.

All along China's mother river, serious air and water pollution — the high cost of China's breakneck industrial growth — is evident. The environmental damage has catalyzed activists, but even ...

The Yellow River, regarded as the cradle of Chinese civilization, winds its way more than 5,000 kilometers from the Tibetan Plateau to its mouth in the Bohai Sea. SPIEGEL travelled the course of ...

Geologic Evidence May Support Chinese Flood Legend. A deluge that washed down the Yellow River nearly 4,000 years ago could be linked to the founding of China’s semi-mythical first dynasty.