yellow river china, anyang was built mainly of wood. the city stood in a forest clearing. the rich people lived in timber framed houses with walls of clay and straw. the poor people lived in huts outside the city. its called the yellow river because of the deposits yellowish silt which is fertile soil called loess which is blown from the deserts to the west and north. only 10% of china's land is suitable for farming. they called the yellow river the mother river.
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