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The '''Yellow River''', also known as '''Hwang Ho''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'') 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]]'')
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]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
In the novelisation of ''Marco Polo'', the Chinese name for the river is spelt "Hwang Ho", while in the real world it is "Huáng Hé".
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]]

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Yellow River

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".