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Which river is known as the 'River of Sorrow' in China?
- Yangtze
- Huang He (Yellow River)
- Mekong
- Salween
Answer: Huang He (Yellow River)
The Huang He (Yellow River) is called 'China's Sorrow' due to its frequent and devastating floods caused by silt deposition raising the riverbed. Historically, floods have caused millions of deaths. Massive dam projects now help control flooding.