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| where does the Huang He begin? |
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| The Huang He begins on the Tibetan Plateau of the Himalaya Mountains and flows 3,000 miles acrodd northern china. |
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| How does the Huang He get its yellow color? |
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Huge amounts of loess wash into the Huang. Loess is a dusty, yellow soil that gives the river its name.Huang is the chinese word for yellow. |
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| A dynasty is a line of rulers who belong to the same family. |
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| What was the first dyansty of China? Tell me about it. |
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| The Shang was the first dynasty of china. The Shang dynasty ruled hundreds of towns along the Huang He for 600 years. Each town provided food, clothing, and other products, as well as soldiers for the Shang rulers. Anyang was the capital. |
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