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Along the Yellow River Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

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About Along the Yellow River

Chinese civilization first developed along the Yellow River; theShang Dynastyruled a region around the river from 1700 BCE. TheZhou Dynasty, 1027-221 BCE, expanded the empire southward into theYangtze river(Chang Jiang) basin. The provinces ofHebeiandHenantake their names from this river. "He" is "river, "bei" and "nan" are "north" and "south" respectively.

Along the Yellow River Travel Guide Sections

Our comprehensive guide covers 7 sections including:

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