On the basis of historical records & investigation, there are three source heads in the upper source of Yellow River [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. They were Zhaqu Yueguzhongliequ & Kariqu. Zhaqu is in the north end, came from Chahaxila Mt. length of the river course is 70 km. Yueguzhongliequ is in the middle position, came from Yueguzhonglie basin, its altitude is 4750 metres. Kariqu in the south side, came from the branch range of Bayankala Mt, the north side of Gezhigeya Mt, altitude is 4830 metres, five spring waters come together and form a brook.
By mean of geological & historical analysis, Kariqu [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] is the main source of Yellow River indisputably, Kariqu river valley was the road of going to Tibet in history.After deciding the main source of Yellow River, length of Yellow River reaches 5489 metres. The height of the granite monument of “The Source of Yellow River” written by Chairman Jiang Zemin himself is 1.99 metres, weight is 11 tons. It is at the source of Yellow River.
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