China’s Yellow River: Taming the cradle of Chinese civilisation

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube China is building another mega dam on Yellow River: https://sc.mp/0wae Preventing natural disasters from the Yellow River has been the goal of every Chinese ruler since ancient times, and the current Chinese government is no exception. But what makes China’s “mother river” so vulnerable to natural calamities, that it has also become known as the “Sorrow of China”? And how have past civilisations tamed the river and tapped its full potential? Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com Follow us on: Website: https://www.scmp.com Facebook:   / scmp   Twitter:   / scmpnews   Instagram:   / scmpnews   Linkedin:   / south-china-morning-post   #scmp #Environment #Climatechange