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A Historical Survey of the Yellow River and the River Civilizations

Part of the Understanding China Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-4481-5

ISBN: 978-981-33-4480-8

Publisher: Springer Singapore - Springer Journals

Jan 5, 2021

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Chapter 1The Yellow River and the Yellow River Civilization

Ge, Jianxiong; Hu, Yunsheng

Pages: 1 –48

[Any stream of water, as thin as a trickle or as vast as a river, is a member of the river family and is necessary for human beings.]
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Chapter 2The Yellow River Civilization and the Yangtze River Civilization

Ge, Jianxiong; Hu, Yunsheng

Pages: 49 –84

[Like the Yellow River, the Yangtze River entirely belongs to China.]
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Chapter 3The Yellow River Civilization and Other River Civilizations of the World

Ge, Jianxiong; Hu, Yunsheng

Pages: 85 –112

[The earliest civilizations known to date were produced in the basins of large rivers.]
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Chapter 4The Yellow River and Its People

Ge, Jianxiong; Hu, Yunsheng

Pages: 113 –193

[The relationship between a river and man should be investigated from the perspective of historical geography. The investigation can reveal both experience and lessons. Most peoples of the world have legends about floods. These legends reflect the respect of ancient people for floods. Ancient...
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Chapter 5How the Yellow River Civilization Can Retain Perpetual Youth

Ge, Jianxiong; Hu, Yunsheng

Pages: 195 –242

[Water is the source of life. The Yellow River has watered the vast land and nourished the Chinese Civilization. Bathed in blessings from the Yellow River, we cannot help calling it “the Mother River”. However, nowadays more attention is focused on development and less on protection.]

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