Is it true that the river turns blue in the Pinglu section of the middle reaches of the Yellow River?

On February 9, 65438, the media reported that in the Pinglu section of the Yellow River in Shanxi Province, the yellow river, which was usually muddy, turned blue under the sunlight. Standing by the river, you can see the sand and stones on the shallow shore of the clear river. After sending the picture to the circle of friends, the netizen exclaimed: "Is this still the Yellow River?" Completely changed. "

Pinglu, Shanxi and Sanmenxia, Henan are across the river and in the middle reaches of the Yellow River. The photographer is located near Sanmenxia Yellow River Bridge, and more than ten kilometers downstream is the famous Sanmenxia Yellow River Dam. Seen from the air, the Yellow River is not only wide in water surface, but also clear in water quality, which is blue under the sunlight.

After the Yellow River flows through the Loess Plateau, it is known as the river with the largest sediment concentration in the world because it carries a lot of sediment along the way. It is generally muddy yellow with clear blue, which is rare in the middle reaches. The picture shows the Yellow River in Yongji section of Shanxi Province photographed by photographers in June this year.