Taihang Mountains

"Taihang" redirects here. For other uses, seeTaihang (disambiguation).

Taihang Mountains
Taihang Mountains inHuixian,Henan
Highest point
Peak	Mount Xiaowutai
Elevation	2,882 m (9,455 ft)
Dimensions
Length	400 km (250 mi)
Naming
Native name	Thái hành sơn(Chinese)
Geography
Taihang Mountains Location in China Taihang Mountains Taihang Mountains (China)
Country	China
Provinces	Shanxi,HenanandHebei
Range coordinates	38°N113°E

TheTaihang Mountains(Chinese:Thái hành sơn;pinyin:Tàiháng Shān) are a Chinesemountainrange running down the eastern edge of theLoess PlateauinShanxi,HenanandHebeiprovinces. The range extends over 400 kilometres (250 mi)from north to south and has an average elevation of 1,500 to 2,000 metres (4,900 to 6,600 feet). The principal peak isMount Xiaowutai(2,882 metres (9,455 feet)).The Taihang's eastern peak isMount Cangyanin Hebei;Baishi Mountainforms its northern tip.

Background

The Taihang Mountains were formed during theJurassic.Brown forestandCinnamon soilsare found here.

The name ofShanxi Province,meaning "west of the mountains", derives from its location west of the Taihang Mountains.The name ofShandong Province(east of the mountains) originally applied to the area east of theXiao Mountains,but by theTang dynastyit refers to the area east of the Taihang Mountains; this entity evolved into the modern-day Shandong Province, though the actual border of the province has moved considerably to the east.

TheHai River systemruns through the Taihang Mountains.TheRed Flag Canalis located on the south edge of the Taihang Mountains.

TheShijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railwaycrosses under the Taihang Mountains via theTaihang Tunnel,which, at almost 28 kilometres (17 mi), is the third longest railway tunnel in China.

Many references to this range in “Fanshen” by William Hinton, with their significance in the Chinese Socialist revolution.

Gallery

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  Taihang inHebei
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  Taihang inChangping, Beijing
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  Scenery of Taihang Mountain
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  Guoliang TunnelinHuixian,Henan
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  Taihang Mountains inPingshun,Shanxi
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  Mount Cangyan
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  Red Flag Canal
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  Mount Qibugou
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  Mount Wutai
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  Niangziguan

See also

• The Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains(Chinese: Ngu công di sơn ), One of the two mountains mentioned in the ancient Chinese myth, the other isMount Wangwu.
• Taihangshan Gorge of China
• Guoliang Tunnel

External links

• "A Walk in the Taihang Mountains".Shanghai Star.March 10, 2005. Archived fromthe originalon March 22, 2005.RetrievedJanuary 30,2014.