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|image = Yellow River.jpg | |image = Yellow River dragon.jpg | ||
|aka = | |aka = Hwang Ho, Huanghe | ||
|type = [[River]] | |type = [[River]] | ||
|location = [[ | |location = [[China]] | ||
|first mention = Marco Polo (TV story) | |first mention = Marco Polo (TV story) | ||
|only = Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth (comic story) | |only = Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth (comic story) | ||
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The '''Yellow River''' lay along the [[Great Wall of Cathay]] | The '''Yellow River''', also known as '''Hwang Ho''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'') or '''Huanghe''', ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Sharper Than the Serpent's Tooth (comic story)|Sharper Than the Serpent's Tooth]]'') lay along the [[Great Wall of Cathay]]. In [[1289]], [[Marco Polo]]'s caravan travelled along the Yellow River for many miles. ([[TV]]: "[[The Wall of Lies]]") The first [[city]] on its banks was [[Lan-Chow]]. The river ran through Cathay for a "thousand leagues" before eventually depositing in the [[sea]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | |||
In the novelisation of ''Marco Polo'', the Chinese name for the river is "Hwang Ho", an obsolete spelling. The modern spelling is "Huánghé" or "Huáng Hé". | |||
[[Category:Rivers from the real world]] | [[Category:Rivers from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Locations visited by the Tenth Doctor]] | [[Category:Locations visited by the Tenth Doctor]] | ||
[[Category:Asian rivers]] | |||
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The Yellow River, also known as Hwang Ho (PROSE: Marco Polo) or Huanghe, (COMIC: Sharper Than the Serpent's Tooth) lay along the Great Wall of Cathay. In 1289, Marco Polo's caravan travelled along the Yellow River for many miles. (TV: "The Wall of Lies") The first city on its banks was Lan-Chow. The river ran through Cathay for a "thousand leagues" before eventually depositing in the sea. (PROSE: Marco Polo)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the novelisation of Marco Polo, the Chinese name for the river is "Hwang Ho", an obsolete spelling. The modern spelling is "Huánghé" or "Huáng Hé".
