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Qinling or Tsinling (both: chĭn`lĭng`), mountain range, outlier of the Kunlun Mts., between the Wei and Han rivers, Shaanxi prov., central China; Taibai shan (13,494 ft/4,113 m) is the highest peak. The range is wooded, and coal is mined in the central region. The Qinling, with the Huai River to the east, marks the geographical boundary between N and central China; rice and citrus fruits are generally not found south of this line. The range is also a natural barrier impeding north-south movement; it checked the Mongol advance in the 13th cent. and divided the Muslim and Taiping rebellion areas in the 19th cent. The name sometimes appears as Tsinling. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It's a stretch of 120 miles where the Yangtze churns and boils its way through rocky canyons in the Qinling Mountains - limestone faces rising 4,000 feet straight up like some colossal Gothic cathedral from the water. Asian Dragon has commenced initial work programs on the Jinjishan and Shizhaigou Gold Mines, both located between the major mineralized belts of Qinling and Xiaoshan, which border south Xiaoshan and the Luohe River. Those gold properties are located in the west end of China's well known Qinling Gold Belt, the second largest gold producing region in China, hosting numerous gold deposits with total resources estimated by the Chinese government agencies of over 16 million ounces gold. |
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