China's Sorrow
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China's Sorrow is a grim nickname for the Yellow River, reflecting its long history of catastrophic floods and devastation in China.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river nickname ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Yellow River
ⓘ
surface form:
Huang He
|
| associatedWith |
dike failures
ⓘ
flood disasters ⓘ river course changes ⓘ |
| cause |
frequent levee breaches
ⓘ
heavy silt load of Yellow River ⓘ raised riverbed above surrounding land ⓘ |
| connotation |
grim
ⓘ
tragic ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Yellow River as cradle of Chinese civilization ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| describes | historical impact of Yellow River floods ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Ancient China
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient China
imperial China ⓘ Republican era of China ⓘ
surface form:
modern China
|
| impact |
economic loss
ⓘ
infrastructure destruction ⓘ large-scale displacement of populations ⓘ recurrent famine ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname |
catastrophic floods
ⓘ
destruction of farmland ⓘ devastation ⓘ loss of life ⓘ |
| refersTo | Yellow River ⓘ |
| region |
North China Plain
ⓘ
North China ⓘ
surface form:
Northern China
|
| relatedEvent |
1887 Yellow River flood
ⓘ
1931 China floods ⓘ 1938 Yellow River flood ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
destructive power of nature in China
ⓘ
vulnerability of agrarian societies to flooding ⓘ |
| usedFor | Yellow River ⓘ |
| usedIn |
historical writing about Yellow River
ⓘ
popular descriptions of Chinese history ⓘ |
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