The earliest chinese civilization developed near the following

Yellow river is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Ancient Chinese civilization began in 2nd Millennium BCE in the yellow river region of Northern China. This area is covered by loess Soil, which is very fertile. The fine soil which blew in from the central Asian highlands and turned this region fertile. The main crop of Northern china was millet.Rice was  grown before 5000 BC in Yangtze valley,

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