Different regions decide their different names. Generally, the water flow in the north is named after the "river", and the famous Yellow River is in the north. Most of the water flows in the south are named after "Jiang", such as the famous Xiangjiang River and Yangtze River. Due to the cultural differences between north and south, people have a more comprehensive understanding of the Yellow River and have long been familiar with its birthplace. In those days, Dayu controlled water and the Yellow River.
Different historical records, imagine that the "river" in the story books we read in college is basically the Yellow River; For example, "the mountain covers the day, and the ocean drains the golden river"; Another example is the poem "The Yellow River is far above the white clouds, an isolated city and Wan Ren Mountain", all of which are talking about the Yellow River.
In ancient poetry books, the word "Jiang" usually refers to the Yangtze River, such as "sailing alone, the blue sky is exhausted, only the Yangtze River flows in the sky", "I bid farewell to Emperor Bai in the morning, and Jiangling will return one day", "The sun rises, the river is red, and the riverside is as green as blue" and so on.
The most important point is that the final inflow of water is different. In general, we are used to calling the rivers flowing into inland lakes "rivers". From the map, we can see that the last place where the Yellow River is injected is the Bohai Sea, which belongs to the inland sea. And the river that pours into the ocean is called "Jiang". We can also see from the map that the Yellow Sea is the last place where the Yangtze River pours, and it belongs to the open sea.
According to this law, many rivers are named after it, such as Tarim River, Liaohe River, Wusuli River and Pearl River. The water flow of the Yellow River is not very stable, and there is still a lot of sand under the river, which is often diverted, overflowed or even cut off.
On the other hand, the water flow in the Yangtze River is relatively stable, and there will be no diversion or interruption. Other waters are particularly deep and can support shipping, which is why the Yellow River can't ship, while the Yangtze River can.