| Yin Mountains | |||||||||
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_-_panoramio.jpg) Daqing Shan seen from Hohhot to its south | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陰山 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 阴山 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Yin Mountain(s) | ||||||||
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| Daqing Mountains | |||||||||
| Chinese | 大青山 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Great Blue or Green Mountain(s) | ||||||||
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The Yin Mountains, also known as the Daqing Mountains,[a] are a mountain range in the Eastern Gobi Desert steppe of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of China.[1] The Yellow River borders the mountains to the south.[2][1]
Geology
[edit]The mountains are mainly composed of very old metamorphic rock.[1]
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Variably called Yin Shan, Yinshan, Daqing Shan
- ^ a b c "Yin Mountains | Himalayas, Tibet, Plateau | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ Hou, Renzhi (2014-11-21), Symposium on Chinese Historical Geography, Springer, ISBN 978-3-662-45272-1, retrieved 2023-09-28
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