text: what is the souce for the yellow river in asia?   the yellow river, or huanghe, is the second longest river in china. tracing to a source high up the majestic yagradagze mountain in the nation's far west, it loops north, bends south, and flows east for 5,464 km until it empties into the sea, draining a basin of 745,000 sq km, which nourishes 120 million people.  http://www.cis.umassd.edu/~gleung/geofo/geogren.html http://www.cis.umassd.edu/~gleung/ --------------- known as the mother river by all the chinese people, the 5464-kilometer (about 3395 miles) yellow river is the second longest river in china after the yangtze river . the headwaters of this mighty river lie in kunlun mountains in northwestern qinghai province. it runs through nine provinces and autonomous regions on its way to the bohai sea. http://www.travelchinaguide.com/yellow-river/index.htm