1034 Yellow River flood
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The AD 1034 Yellow River flood was a natural disaster along China
's Yellow River
originating in a burst fascine
at Henglong
in the territory of the Northern Song dynasty. It divided the Yellow River
from its previous course into three more northerly channels meeting the Chihe, the You
, and the Jin
.
As the new courses repeatedly flooded the rich northern regions of Dezhou
and Bozhou, the Song worked for five years futilely attempting to restore the previous courseusing over 35,000 employees, 100,000 conscripts, and 220,000 tons of wood and bamboo in a single yearbefore abandoning the project in 1041.
The flood was recorded as reducing the revenues of the northern provinces by half, damage that had not been repaired before the even-larger 1048 flood
at Shanghu
again devastated the area.
China
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's Yellow River
Yellow River
The Yellow River or Huang He, formerly known as the Hwang Ho, is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai Province in western China, it flows through nine provinces of China and empties into...
originating in a burst fascine
Fascine
A fascine is a rough bundle of brushwood used for strengthening an earthen structure, or making a path across uneven or wet terrain. Typical uses are protecting the banks of streams from erosion, covering marshy ground and so on.-Early military use:...
at Henglong
Henglong
HenglongChinese: t , s , p Hénglǒng. is a former city in China.A burst fascine there in 1034 diverted the Yellow River north into three separate courses east of Daming, one terminating in the Chihe, another in the You, the last in the Jin...
in the territory of the Northern Song dynasty. It divided the Yellow River
Yellow River
The Yellow River or Huang He, formerly known as the Hwang Ho, is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai Province in western China, it flows through nine provinces of China and empties into...
from its previous course into three more northerly channels meeting the Chihe, the You
You River
The You River may refer to different rivers within China.* The You River is a tributary of the Yongjiang in Guangxi Province in southern China.* The You River was a Song-dynasty river in northern China....
, and the Jin
Jin River
Jin River may refer to several rivers in China:*Jin River , in Sichuan, China, tributary of Min River*Jin River , in Fujian, China, passing Jinjiang, Fujian*Jin River , a Song-dynasty river in northern China...
.
As the new courses repeatedly flooded the rich northern regions of Dezhou
Dezhou
Dezhou is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the southeast, Liaocheng to the southwest, Binzhou to the northeast, and the province of Hebei to the north....
and Bozhou, the Song worked for five years futilely attempting to restore the previous courseusing over 35,000 employees, 100,000 conscripts, and 220,000 tons of wood and bamboo in a single yearbefore abandoning the project in 1041.
The flood was recorded as reducing the revenues of the northern provinces by half, damage that had not been repaired before the even-larger 1048 flood
1048 Yellow River flood
The AD 1048 Yellow River flood was a natural disaster along the Yellow River in China occasioned by the failure of a fascine at Shanghu.After five years of failed efforts to restore the river to its previous course following the 1034 flood, the Song attempted to change their strategy and adjust...
at Shanghu
Shanghu
ShanghuChinese: s , p Shānghú. is a former city of China.A burst fascine there shifted the course of the Yellow River north towards modern Tianjin in 1048. The damage occasioned by the 1034 flood had not yet been repaired, and the new flood was even worse, reducing the income of the rich northern...
again devastated the area.