The Yellow River has large sediment and small flow, and is far inferior to the Yangtze River. Why has it become the mother river instead?

The Yangtze River and the Yellow River are the two major rivers in China, but why is there only the Yellow River, but not the Yangtze River, what we call the mother river? Since ancient times, these two rivers have bred countless Chinese children. In ancient times, many famous poets left their masterpieces here, and they still play an irreplaceable role today. Let's take a look at why the Yellow River is called the Mother River.

The Yellow River is the second largest river in China. In fact, as early as hundreds of thousands of years ago, there were traces of human activities here, so today it is also one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization. The river flows from west to east through Qinghai, Gansu, Nine provinces, including Sichuan, are finally flowing into the Bohai Sea.

The Yellow River carries a lot of sediment, and it is also known as the river with the most sediment in the world. In the long history of the Yellow River, with the origin of human beings, this place is also called in people's hearts. It is not any one. The river can replace it, and it is regarded as the cradle of Chinese civilization by people.

The Yangtze River is the largest river in China and the third largest river in the world. According to archaeologists, the Yangtze River Basin is also the birthplace of ancient peoples and civilizations. Long ago, there were successive discoveries of human activities here. Traces, many relics, sites, etc. have been unearthed here. The Bashu Culture, Jingchu Culture, etc. came into being. A large part of the Yangtze River Basin has been submerged by sea water. The formation of the Yangtze River today occurred 140 million years ago. forward.

Rivers are an important source for the conclusion of Chinese civilization. The Yellow River, as the mother river, has nurtured the history and civilization of China for thousands of years. From the Xia, Shangzhou to the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States Period, it was all around the Yellow River Basin. There are countless records of the Yellow River Basin in the same period. However, there are not many records about the Yangtze River Basin. Perhaps this is also a historical issue, and the archaeological work on the Yangtze River is much later.

But both the Yangtze River and the Yellow River are equally important in people's hearts, and they are also very worthy of our pride, and we should treat and protect them.