The Yellow River originates from the Bayan Har Mountains, but its true source is still controversial. History... "Jishi" is located in Animaqing Mountain near Xunhua Salar Autonomous County, Qinghai Province, which is still far from the source of the Yellow River. According to "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" and "Erya", the river flows out of Kunlun...According to this, the 1978 investigation of the source of the Yellow River identified Kariqu as the main source of the Yellow River.
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