| Yin Mountains | |||||||||
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 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.21
Geology
The mountains are mainly composed of very old metamorphic rock.1
Notes and references
- Variably called Yin Shan, Yinshan, Daqing Shan
- "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