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The Socialist Tale of the Yellow River
ElyaDatabase ID Number: T002 Creator: David A. Pietz, University of Arizona The Yellow River is both the “mother of Chinese Civilization” and “China’s sorrow.” Every Chinese ruler from the mystic Yu the Great to the early 20th century premised his mandate on the state’s capacity of ordering this water, mystic Yu the Great to the…