| Kunlun Mountains (Kūnlún Shān) | |
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 View of Western Kunlun Shan from the Tibet-Xinjiang highway
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| Country | China |
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| Region | Tibet |
| Highest point | Kunlun Goddess |
| - elevation | 7,167 m (23,514 ft) |
The Kunlun Mountains (simplified Chinese: 昆仑山; traditional Chinese: 崑崙山; pinyin: Kūnlún Shān) is one of the longest mountain chains in Asia, extending more than 3,000 km. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand
The Kunlun runs eastwards along the northern part of the Tibetan plateau to form the border range of northern Tibet. The Tibetan Plateau, also known as the Qinghai-Tibetan (Qingzang Plateau is a vast elevated Plateau in Central Asia covering most of the Tibet Autonomous Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European It stretches along the southern edge of what is now called the Tarim Basin, the infamous Takla Makan or "sand-buried houses" desert, and the Gobi desert. The Tarim Basin ( is a large Endorheic basin occupying an area of more than 400000 km² The Taklamakan Desert (Takelamagan Shamo 塔克拉玛干沙漠 also known as Taklimakan, is a Desert in Central Asia, in the Xinjiang The Gobi (Говь Govi or Gov', "gravel-covered plain" Chinese: zh-t 戈壁(沙漠 Gēbì (Shāmò) A number of important rivers flow from it including the Karakash River ('Black Jade River') and the Yurungkash River ('White Jade River'), which flow through the Khotan Oasis into the Taklamakan Desert. The Karakash or Black Jade River, also spelled Karakax ( Chinese: 黑玉河 Pinyin: Hēiyù hé is a river in the Xinjiang autonomous The Yurungkash or White Jade River, also spelt Yurungkax (白玉河 Pinyin: Báiyù Hé is a river in the southern Xinjiang region People's In Geography, an oasis (plural oases) or Cienega ( Southwestern United States) is an isolated area of vegetation in a Desert, typically The Taklamakan Desert (Takelamagan Shamo 塔克拉玛干沙漠 also known as Taklimakan, is a Desert in Central Asia, in the Xinjiang
The highest mountain of the Kunlun Shan is the Kunlun Goddess (7,167 m) in the Keriya area. The Keriya (Kériye County ( Chinese: 于田县 Pinyin: Yútián Xiàn كېرىيە ناھىيىسى|Kériye Nahiyisi|Keriyə Nah̡iyisi is a county within the The Arka Tagh is in the centre of the Kunlun Shan; its highest point is Ulugh Muztagh (6,973 m, definitely not 7,723 m). Ulugh Muztagh, also Ulugh Muztag, is an extremely remote mountain group on the Northern Tibet plateau Some authorities claim that the Kunlun extends north westwards as far as Kongur Tagh (7,649 m) and the famous Muztagh Ata (7,546 m). Kongur Tagh or Kongkoerh ( Mongolian: Хонгор Таг Chinese: 公格尔山 Pinyin: Gōnggé'ěr Shān (also referred to as Kongur Muztagh Ata, or Muztagata ( Chinese: 慕士塔格峰 Pinyin: Mùshìtǎgé Fēng is the second highest of the mountains which form the northern edge But these mountains are physically much more closely linked to the Pamir group (ancient Mount Imeon). The Pamir Mountains are located in Central Asia and are formed by the junction or Knot of the Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, and Mount Imeon is an ancient name for the Central Asian complex of mountain ranges comprising the present Hindu Kush, Pamir and Tian Shan, extending
Bayan Har Mountains, a southern branch of the Kunlun Mountains, forms the watershed between the catchment basins of China's two longest rivers, the Yangtze River and the Huang He. The Bayan Har mountains (Bayan Har Uul) are a Mountain range in Qinghai province People's Republic of China and a branch of the Kunlun Mountains A drainage divide, water divide, divide or (outside North America) watershed is the line separating neighbouring Drainage basins China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Yellow River or Huang He / Hwang Ho ( Hatan Gol Queen river) is the second-longest river in China (after the Yangtze River) and the
The mountain range formed at the northern edges of the Cimmerian Plate during its collision, in the Late Triassic, with Siberia, which resulted in the closing of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean. The Cimmerian Plate is an ancient Tectonic plate that comprises parts of present-day Anatolia, Iran, Afghanistan, Tibet, Indochina The Late Triassic (also known as Upper Triassic, or Keuper) is the third and final of three epochs of the Triassic period. The Triassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about 251 to 199 Ma (million years ago Siberia is the Craton located in the heart of the region of Siberia. The Paleo-Tethys Ocean was an ancient Paleozoic Ocean. It was located between the Paleocontinent Gondwana and the so called Hunic terranes
Mythology
The Kunlun mountains are well known in and are believed to be Taoist paradise. Taoism (pronounced /ˈdaʊɪzəm/ or /ˈtaʊɪzəm/ also spelled '''Daoism''') refers to a variety of related Philosophical and Religious traditions Paradise is a word of Persian origin ( Persian: پردیس Pardìs) that is generally identified with the Garden of Eden or with Heaven. The first to visit this paradise was, according to the legends, King Mu (976-922 BCE) of the Zhou Dynasty. King Mu of Zhou ( ch 周穆王 Zhōu Mù Wáng or King Mu of Chou or Mu Wang was the fifth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. The Zhou Dynasty ( POJ: Chiu Tiau 1122 BC to 256 BC was preceded by the Shang Dynasty and followed by the Qin Dynasty in China. He supposedly discovered there the Jade Palace of Huang-Di, the mythical Yellow Emperor and originator of Chinese culture, and met Hsi Wang Mu (Xi Wang Mu) , the 'Spirit Mother of the West' usually called the 'Queen Mother of the West', who was the object of an ancient religious cult which reached its peak in the Han Dynasty, also had her mythical abode in these mountains. Huangdi, or the Yellow Emperor, is a Legendary Chinese sovereign and cultural hero who is considered in Chinese mythology to be the Huangdi, or the Yellow Emperor, is a Legendary Chinese sovereign and cultural hero who is considered in Chinese mythology to be the The Queen Mother of the West (西王母 Pinyin: Xīwángmǔ Japanese: Seiōbo) in Chinese mythology, is the ruler of the western Paradise The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. The story has interesting parallels with the story of the meeting of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba (ca 950 BCE).
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