Yin Mountains

Yin Mountains
Daqing Shan (大青山) seen from Hohhot to its south
Traditional Chinese陰山
Simplified Chinese阴山
Literal meaningYin Mountain(s)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYīnshān
Yīnshān
Wade–GilesYin-shan
Yin Shan
Daqing Mountains
Chinese大青山
Literal meaningGreat Blue or Green Mountain(s)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDaqingshan

The Yin Mountains, also known by its Chinese name as the Yin Shan or Yinshan and by various romanizations of the Daqing Mountains, are mountains 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

The mountains are mainly composed of very old metamorphic rock.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Yin Mountains | Himalayas, Tibet, Plateau | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  2. ^ Hou, Renzhi (2014-11-21), Symposium on Chinese Historical Geography, Springer, ISBN 978-3-662-45272-1, retrieved 2023-09-28

41°N 112°E / 41°N 112°E / 41; 112

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