The North China Plain<span> (</span>Chinese<span>: </span>華北平原<span>; </span>pinyin<span>: </span>Huáběi Píngyuán<span>) is based on the deposits of the </span>Yellow River<span> and is the largest </span>alluvial plain<span> of China. The plain is bordered on the north by the </span>Yanshan Mountains<span> and on the west by the </span>Taihang Mountains<span>, and the </span>Yellow Sea<span>. The </span>Yellow River<span> flows through the middle of the plain into Bohai Sea.</span>