text: The Yellow River, or Huanghe, is the second longest river in China. Tracing to a source high up the majestic Yagradagze mountain in the nation's far west, it loops north, bends south, and flows east for 5,464 km until it empties into the sea, draining a basin of 745,000 sq km, which nourishes 120 million people. \nhttp://www.cis.umassd.edu/~gleung/geofo/geogren.html\nhttp://www.cis.umassd.edu/~gleung/\n---------------\nKnown as the mother river by all the Chinese people, the 5464-kilometer (about 3395 miles) Yellow River is the second longest river in China after the Yangtze River . The headwaters of this mighty river lie in Kunlun Mountains in northwestern Qinghai Province. It runs through nine provinces and autonomous regions on its way to the Bohai Sea.\nhttp://www.travelchinaguide.com/yellow-river/index.htm