Where is the source of the Yellow River?

The source of the Yellow River is the Kariqu Valley at the foot of Gezigaya Mountain at the northern foot of Bayan Kara and the Yogu Zonglie Basin, which is divided into two sources: north and south. The altitude of the two places is about 4600 meters to more than 4800 meters. According to ancient records, the Yellow River was called River in ancient times, also known as Turbid River and Huahe River. According to legend, as early as the Yao and Shun era, the Yellow River was a famous river.

Kariqu is located at the foot of Geziya Mountain at the northern foot of Bayan Kara, with an altitude of 4,830 meters. Its source is five Koizumi flowing from a ditch on the hillside. The original river is just a gurgling stream, about 1 m wide and less than 1 m deep.

This stream flows from southwest to northeast from the flat and narrow Kariqu Valley, and receives many tributaries, large and small, along the way, and gradually merges into a small river with a width of about 10 m and a depth of about 1 m.. The Kariqu River is crystal clear, and there are countless "Haizi" of different shapes and sizes on both sides. The river passes through the canyon of 100 km, joins the Yogu Zonglie at Bayan River Mountain and flows into Maqu River.

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Historically, Xinghai was used to represent the whole source of the Yellow River. In fact, it can be said that it is the first gas station after the Yellow River left Shandong. This "sea" is a basin-shaped wetland, about 30 kilometers long from east to west, and the distance between north and south is very short, only a few kilometers to more than ten kilometers.

Say "sea" is not full of water, but there is water in the relatively low-lying areas of the basin, and there are many large and small puddles and ponds, which can't be compared with the stars. In addition, Zhaling Lake and Erling Lake, which are not far from it in the east, are the two largest lakes in Heyuan area.