A report on Qinling

Detailed view of various mountain ranges and passes between Shaanxi and Sichuan
Mount Shaohua

The Qinling or Qin Mountains, formerly known as the Nanshan ("Southern Mountains"), are a major east–west mountain range in southern Shaanxi Province, China.

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Detailed view of various mountain ranges and passes between Shaanxi and Sichuan

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Remains of carriages and horses in Fenghao during the Western Zhou (11th–8th cent.BC)

Xi'an

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Capital of Shaanxi Province.

Capital of Shaanxi Province.

Remains of carriages and horses in Fenghao during the Western Zhou (11th–8th cent.BC)
East Gate of Xi'an
Meibei Lake, Huyi District, Xi'an
Map including Xi'an (labeled as HSI-AN (SIAN) (walled)) (AMS, 1955)
Muslim Quarter in Xi'an
A pavilion of the City God Temple of Xi'an.
Xi'an Second Ring Road
Xi'an Hi-Tech Industries Development Zone
Xi'an Jiaotong University

The city borders the northern foot of the Qin Mountains (Qinling) to the south, and the banks of the Wei River to the north.

Shaanxi

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Landlocked province of the People's Republic of China.

Landlocked province of the People's Republic of China.

Shaanxi People's Government
Shaanxi cuisine
Terracotta Army
Education Department of Shaanxi Province
Shaanxi Science and Technology Museum
Temple of the Chenghuangshen (City God) of Weinan.
Guangren Temple of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition in Xi'an.
Road to the stupa of the Famen Temple (Chinese Buddhist).
Temple of Xuanyuan in Huangling, Yan'an.

Central Shaanxi (or "Shaanzhong") is also known as the Guanzhong region and comprises the drainage basin of lower Wei River east of Mount Long and north of the Qinling Mountains, where the majority of Shaanxi's population reside.

China during the warring states period. Guanzhong (Qin) is the southeast corner of the rectangle formed by the Yellow and Wei rivers.

Guanzhong

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China during the warring states period. Guanzhong (Qin) is the southeast corner of the rectangle formed by the Yellow and Wei rivers.

Guanzhong (, formerly romanised as Kwanchung) region, also known as the Guanzhong Basin, Wei River Basin, or uncommonly as the Shaanzhong region, is a historical region of China corresponding to the crescentic graben basin within present-day central Shaanxi, bounded between the Qinling Mountains in the south (known as Guanzhong's "South Mountains"), and the Huanglong Mountain, Meridian Ridge and Long Mountain ranges in the north (collectively known as its "North Mountains").

View from the North Peak

Mount Hua

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Mountain located near the city of Huayin in Shaanxi Province, about 120 km east of Xi'an.

Mountain located near the city of Huayin in Shaanxi Province, about 120 km east of Xi'an.

View from the North Peak
An example of how steep the paths are up Mount Hua
The chess pavilion, from the top of the East peak
The Plank Walk (not part of the ascent)

It is located near the southeast corner of the Ordos Loop section of the Yellow River basin, south of the Wei River valley, at the eastern end of the Qin Mountains, in Southern Shaanxi Province.

Mount Li Escaping the Heat, hanging scroll, color on silk (Yuan Jiang, 1702)

Mount Li

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Mountain located in the northeast of Xi' an in Shaanxi Province, China.

Mountain located in the northeast of Xi' an in Shaanxi Province, China.

Mount Li Escaping the Heat, hanging scroll, color on silk (Yuan Jiang, 1702)

The mountain is part of the Qinling mountain range and rises to a height of 1302 metres above sea level.

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Northern and southern China

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Northern China and Southern China are two approximate regions within China.

Northern China and Southern China are two approximate regions within China.

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The Qin Mountains and Huai River approximately separate northern Mandarin-speaking regions on the one hand, and southwestern Mandarin-, Eastern Mandarin-, and non-Mandarin-speaking regions on the other. ("Mandarin" and "Southern" on this map refer to Sinitic languages, while other groups are not Sinitic.)
The Qin Mountains and Huai River also mark the approximate boundary between wheat and rice cultivation.
GDP per capita in 2004. The disparity in terms of wealth runs in the east-west direction rather than the north-south direction. The map, based on provincial borders, also hides an additional sharp disparity between urban and rural areas. However, the southeast coast is still wealthier than the northeast coast in per capita terms.
Distribution of tropical wet forests that is present in southern regions of China but less present in north regions of China

Qin Mountains–Huai River Line).

Birds-eye panorama, taken from the Bodhisattva Temple at 2300m.

Mount Taibai

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Mountain located on the border between Mei, Taibai and Zhouzhi counties in the south west of Shaanxi Province, China.

Mountain located on the border between Mei, Taibai and Zhouzhi counties in the south west of Shaanxi Province, China.

Birds-eye panorama, taken from the Bodhisattva Temple at 2300m.
A panorama in the heart of Taibai (with small hut in the center), taken from Doumu Palace, elev. 2900m.

The mount's highest point, Baxian Tower, rises to a height of 3750 m and is the tallest in the Qinling Range, as well as the watershed between the Han River and Wei River.

Funiu Mountains

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The Funiu Mountains, also known by their Chinese name Funiu Shan, are a mountain range in southern Shanxi and western Henan provinces in China.

The Funiu Mountains, also known by their Chinese name Funiu Shan, are a mountain range in southern Shanxi and western Henan provinces in China.

The Funiu are an eastern extension of the Qins, running south of the Yellow River after its southern return from the Ordos Loop.

Tibetan Buddhist stupa and houses outside the town of Ngawa, on the Tibetan Plateau.

Tibetan Plateau

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The Tibetan Plateau (, also known as the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau or the Qing–Zang Plateau or as the Himalayan Plateau in India, is a vast elevated plateau in South Asia, Central Asia and East Asia, covering most of the Tibet Autonomous Region, most of Qinghai, Northwestern Yunnan, Western half of Sichuan, Southern Gansu provinces in Western China, southern Xinjiang, the Indian regions of Ladakh and Lahaul and Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) as well as Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan, Bhutan, northern Nepal, eastern Tajikistan and southern Kyrgyzstan.

The Tibetan Plateau (, also known as the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau or the Qing–Zang Plateau or as the Himalayan Plateau in India, is a vast elevated plateau in South Asia, Central Asia and East Asia, covering most of the Tibet Autonomous Region, most of Qinghai, Northwestern Yunnan, Western half of Sichuan, Southern Gansu provinces in Western China, southern Xinjiang, the Indian regions of Ladakh and Lahaul and Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) as well as Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan, Bhutan, northern Nepal, eastern Tajikistan and southern Kyrgyzstan.

Tibetan Buddhist stupa and houses outside the town of Ngawa, on the Tibetan Plateau.
NASA satellite image of the south-eastern area of Tibetan Plateau. Brahmaputra River is in the lower right.
Yamdrok Lake is one of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet.
Yangbajain valley to the north of Lhasa
Pastoral nomads camping near Namtso.
The old town of Gyantse and surrounding fields.
Natural-colour satellite image of the Tibetan Plateau
The Himalayas as seen from space looking south from over the Tibetan Plateau.
Midui Glacier in Nyingchi

The line of mountains continues east of the plateau as the Qinling, which separates the Ordos Plateau from Sichuan.

Han River (Hubei and Shaanxi)

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Left tributary of the Yangtze in central China.

Left tributary of the Yangtze in central China.

Satellite view of the Han River near Yangxipu in Yunyang District, Hubei

Its highland valley—known as the Qinba Laolin—divides and is protected by the Qinling or Qin Mountains to its north and the Dabashan or Daba Mountains to its south.