Multiple choice

Which of the following is known as the Sorrow of China?

  1. Kin-Siang

  2. Hwang-Ho

  3. Yin-Yuang

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Hwang-Ho (Yellow River) is called 'China's Sorrow' because of its frequent and devastating floods throughout Chinese history, which caused massive destruction of crops, property, and loss of life. The river earned this somber nickname due to its unpredictable nature and the catastrophic impact on Chinese civilization over millennia. Other options like Kin-Siang and Yin-Yuang are not associated with this historical epithet.

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