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Which are the Yellow River’s longest tributaries?

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Yellow River basin and Yangtze River basin — Yellow River The Yellow River (Huang He) basin and the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) basin and their drainage networks.

The Yellow River’s two longest tributaries are the Fen River of Shanxi province and the Wei River of Shaanxi province. These rivers join the Yellow River during its middle course, where the main river widens significantly after flowing through narrow gorges.1