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How does the Yellow River compare in length with the Yangtze River?
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The Yellow River (Huang He) basin and the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) basin and their drainage networks.
The Yellow River (Huang He) is shorter than the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang). With a length of 3,395 miles (5,464 km), the Yellow River is China’s second-longest river. The Yangtze River is the longest river in both China and Asia, measuring 3,915 miles (6,300 km) in length.12