proofreading#26

The is a great symbol of . Through out thousand years, it brings joy and sorrow. There was a time the great emperor wanted to prevent the great flooding. The flooding drowned over a million people. People felt fear about this river. They were very superstitious. They prayed the dragon god to stop another flooding. The river is over 3,400 miles long. Over hundred and forty million people depend on the river. The farmers build irrigation from the river for their rice field and orchard. In the west, there are Mongolians. They live there for centuries. The nomads had to cross the rivers to do their trading. There was no bridge before Cultural Revolution.

Further down the west, the river was polluted as the economy was booming. In a few years, there were hundred factories. When there was no regulation, the factories threw their chemical into the river.