Anyone who has always wondered why the Yellow River got its name will find the answer in this picture. The snow-covered banks of the Huang He, as the country’s second-longest river is called in Mandarin, form a striking contrast to the frozen water surface. The coloration is caused by eroded loess, which is washed into the main course via tributaries. The Huang He has a length of 4845 kilometers. Here it is on its last stage in the coastal province of Shandong before it flows into the Gulf of Bohai.